Xylorycta sigmophora
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | X. sigmophora
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| Xylorycta sigmophora Lower, 1894
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Xylorycta sigmophora is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1894. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 35 mm. The forewings are ashy-grey whitish, minutely irrorated (sprinkled) with black and with an obscure patch of blackish scales towards the base, as well as a blackish S-shaped mark in the middle of the wing, followed by a small blackish suffusion. There is a hindmarginal row of confluent blackish dots, immediately followed by a whitish line on the extreme hindmargin. The hindwings are light fuscous.[2]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku (28 August 2014). "Xylorycta sigmophora Lower, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ McMillan, Ian (30 June 2010). "Xylorycta sigmophora Lower, 1894". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
Categories:
- Xylorycta
- Moths described in 1894
- Xyloryctidae stubs