Xylorycta amphileuca
| Xylorycta amphileuca | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Xylorycta |
| Species: | X. amphileuca |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylorycta amphileuca Lower, 1902 | |
Xylorycta amphileuca is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Lower in 1902. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are shining snow-white with a fine fuscous streak along the costa from the base to the middle, then continued to the apex as an obscure ochreous-fuscous streak. The hindwings are greyish-fuscous.[2]
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