Xylorycta melanias

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Xylorycta melanias
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Xylorycta
Species:
X. melanias
Binomial name
Xylorycta melanias
Lower, 1899

Xylorycta melanias is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1899. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The forewings are snow white, finely irrorated (sprinkled) throughout with blackish and with very obscure markings. There is a short black dash from near the base in the middle and a small black mark on the costa, close to the base, as well as a suffused blackish mark on the fold before the middle and a small black spot at the end of the cell. An irregular row of black spots is found along the hindmargin. The hindwings are pale fuscous whitish, darker around the margins. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (28 August 2014). "Xylorycta melanias Lower, 1899". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. McMillan, Ian (30 June 2010). "Xylorycta melanias Lower, 1899". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2020. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .