Xyroptila marmarias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Xyroptila |
Species: | X. marmarias |
Binomial name | |
Xyroptila marmarias Meyrick, 1908 | |
Xyroptila marmarias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on the Atherton Tableland in Queensland, Australia, and it is also known from New Guinea. [1]
The bright colours of the adult suggest it is a day active species.
Its biology is unknown, but the larvae of various related species feed on flowers.
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