Cladophantis xylophracta
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | C. xylophracta
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Binomial name | |
Cladophantis xylophracta Meyrick, 1918
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Cladophantis xylophracta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are lilac brown with the extreme costal edge ochreous. There are three very indistinct interrupted lines or a series of dots of blackish irroration (sprinkles), the first at about one-third, oblique and angled on the fold, the second from a small round spot beneath the middle of the costa to a larger spot on the dorsum before the tornus, the third curved from three-fourths of the costa to a pre-tornal spot. There is a terminal series of black dots. The hindwings are grey whitish.[3]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku (December 14, 2013). "Cladophantis xylophracta Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cladophantis xylophracta Meyrick, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 34 – via Sabinet.
Categories:
- Endemic moths of South Africa
- Xyloryctidae
- Moths described in 1918
- Xyloryctidae stubs