Maroga leptopasta

Maroga leptopasta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Maroga
Species: M. leptopasta
Binomial name
Maroga leptopasta
Turner, 1917

Maroga leptopasta is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Turner in 1917. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.

The wingspan is 46-50 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish very sparsely irrorated with large single black scales and sometimes with a black discal dot at two-thirds. The hindwings are whitish.[2]

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