Uzucha humeralis
| Uzucha humeralis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Uzucha |
| Species: | U. humeralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Uzucha humeralis Walker, 1864 | |
Uzucha humeralis is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.
The wingspan is 42-61 mm. The forewings are fuscous, slightly purplish-tinged, sometimes reddish-tinged in the disc. The extreme costal edge is pale reddish-ochreous with a semicircular dark reddish-fuscous spot on the base of the costa, margined posteriorly with pale reddish-ochreous. The base of the inner margin is pale ochreous and there is a very small deep ferruginous or reddish-fuscous spot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are rather dark fuscous, the apical two-fifths pale ochreous-yellowish, the division suffused.
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus maculata, Eucalyptus platyphylla and Angophora species from within a silken gallery covered by conspicuous brown web in the bark.[2]
References
- ↑ Uzucha borealis. funet.fi. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ↑ Xyloryctine Moths of Australia