Iulactis insignis

Iulactis insignis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Iulactis
Species: I. insignis
Binomial name
Iulactis insignis
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Dectobathra insignis Meyrick, 1904

Iulactis insignis is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is 11-12 mm. The forewings are shining white with a triangular blackish-grey blotch on the base of the dorsum and a deep golden-ochreous fascia from the middle of the costa to three-fourths of the dorsum, acutely angulated in the middle. Three deep golden-ochreous marks are found on the costa beyond this, connected beneath. There is a series of six longitudinal black lines before the termen, the two upper ones surrounded with ochreous suffusion. The hindwings are grey, lighter towards the base.[2]

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