Xylorycta tignaria

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Xylorycta tignaria
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Xylorycta
Species:
X. tignaria
Binomial name
Xylorycta tignaria
Meyrick, 1921

Xylorycta tignaria is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish with dark brown markings. There is a moderate basal fascia, extended as a wedge-shaped streak along the costa nearly to the middle and a moderate fascia from the costa beyond the middle to the middle of the dorsum, with a branch from its middle running to the tornus, and continued as a narrower terminal fascia to the apex. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellowish, the posterior half suffused with grey. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (28 August 2014). "Xylorycta tignaria Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. McMillan, Ian (30 June 2010). "Xylorycta tignaria". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2020.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .