Zelleria cremnospila

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Zelleria cremnospila
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Zelleria
Species:
Z. cremnospila
Binomial name
Zelleria cremnospila
Lower, 1900

Zelleria cremnospila is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1900 and is found in Australia.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are pale slaty-grey whitish, with scattered black scales and a larger black spot above the anal angle. The hindwings are greyish. [1]

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References

  1. Lower, Oswald B. (November 22, 1900). "Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 25 (99): 403–423. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.12162. ISSN   0370-047X via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .