Xyroptila marmarias

Xyroptila marmarias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Xyroptila
Species: X. marmarias
Binomial name
Xyroptila marmarias
Meyrick, 1908

Xyroptila marmarias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on the Atherton Tableland in Queensland, Australia, and it is also known from New Guinea.[1]

The bright colours of the adult suggest it is a day active species.

Its biology is unknown, but the larvae of various related species feed on flowers.

References

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