| Xylorycta conistica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Xylorycta |
| Species: | X. conistica |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylorycta conistica Turner, 1917 | |
Xylorycta conistica is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1917. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is about 29 mm for males and 43 mm for females. The forewings are whitish intimately mixed with fuscous-grey and with fuscous grey marks in the disc at one-third and beyond the middle, sometimes obsolete. There is also a fuscous-grey interrupted terminal line. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]
References
- ↑ funet.fi
- ↑ Xyloryctine Moths of Australia
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