Xylorycta austera

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Xylorycta austera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Xylorycta
Species:
X. austera
Binomial name
Xylorycta austera
(T. P. Lucas, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Xyloricta austeraT. P. Lucas, 1898

Xylorycta austera is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1898. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is 24–35 mm. The forewings are cream colour, with chocolate-fuscous longitudinal bifurcating bands, the first along the costa, the second from the centre of the base of the wing, bifurcating at one-sixth, the inner branch to the anal angle of the hindmargin, the other toward the costa. This again bifurcates beyond the middle of the wing, the one branch to the costa before and along the apex, the other to the hindmargin before the middle. The third has the form of a border band from near the base along the inner margin, thinning out to the anal angle. There is a discoidal spot at two-thirds, touching the band to the hindmargin. There is also a row of fine lines beyond and below this to the hindmargin. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (28 August 2014). "Xylorycta austera (Lucas, 1898)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ↑ McMillan, Ian (30 June 2010). "Xylorycta austera (T.P. Lucas, 1898)". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2020. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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