Xylorycta melanias
| Xylorycta melanias | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Xylorycta |
| Species: | X. melanias |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylorycta melanias Lower, 1899 | |
Xylorycta melanias is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Lower in 1899. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales.
The wingspan is 16-20 mm. The forewings are snow-white, finely irrorated throughout with blackish and with very obscure markings. There is a short black dash from near the base in the middle and a small black mark on the costa, close to the base, as well as a suffused blackish mark on the fold before the middle and a small black spot at the end of the cell. An irregular row of black spots is found along the hindmargin. The hindwings are pale fuscous-whitish, darker around the margins.[2]
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