Xylomimetes scholastis

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Xylomimetes scholastis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Xylomimetes
Species:
X. scholastis
Binomial name
Xylomimetes scholastis
Turner, 1916

Xylomimetes scholastis is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1916. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are pale whitish-brown with a broad, suffused, white costal streak, narrow at the base, and not reaching the apex. There is a fine, blackish, longitudinal streak from one-fourth to the middle along the upper edge of the cell and there are two or three, fine, short, similar streaks on the veins beyond the middle. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish. [2]

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References

  1. Xylomimetes. funet.fi. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. Xyloryctine Moths of Australia PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .