Eusthenica
Palm Cove, Queensland, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Eusthenica

Turner, 1916
Species:
E. treicleiota
Binomial name
Eusthenica treicleiota
Synonyms
  • Daulia treicleiota Bethune-Baker, 1911
  • Eusthenica megalaucha Turner, 1916[1]

Eusthenica treicleiota is a species of moth in the family Cossidae and the only species in the genus Eusthenica. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1911. It is found in Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 26–36 mm. The forewings are whitish-brown, with fuscous-brown fine transverse lines and three fasciae. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eusthenica​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
  3. ↑ New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae


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