Phylomictis maligna
| Phylomictis maligna | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Phylomictis |
| Species: | P. maligna |
| Binomial name | |
| Phylomictis maligna Meyrick, 1890 | |
Phylomictis maligna is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.[1]
The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are white, slightly ochreous-tinged, with a thick irregular dark grey streak along the inner margin from the base to the anal angle and an irregular much interrupted dark fuscous transverse line from one-third of the costa to the dorsal streak beyond the middle. There is a dark fuscous dot in the disc at two-thirds and the apical two-fifths of the wing are wholly fuscous, sprinkled with darker fuscous, and with a curved subterminal and hindmarginal series of obscure whitish marks. The hindwings are fuscous, darker towards the hindmargin.[2]
References
- ↑ Phylomictis at funet.fi.
- ↑ Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 13 : 75