Xylorycta moligera
| Xylorycta moligera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Xylorycta |
| Species: | X. moligera |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylorycta moligera (Meyrick, 1914) | |
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Xylorycta moligera is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is about 25 mm for males and 30 mm for females. The forewings are brownish-ochreous, lighter anteriorly, with some scattered dark fuscous specks and with the costal edge dark fuscous anteriorly. There is a dark fuscous streak running from the middle of the disc to the dorsum before the tornus. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous.[2]
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