Xylorycta_sigmophora

<i>Xylorycta sigmophora</i>

Xylorycta sigmophora

Species of moth

Xylorycta sigmophora is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1894. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Victoria.

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The wingspan is about 35 mm. The forewings are ashy-grey whitish, minutely irrorated (sprinkled) with black and with an obscure patch of blackish scales towards the base, as well as a blackish S-shaped mark in the middle of the wing, followed by a small blackish suffusion. There is a hindmarginal row of confluent blackish dots, immediately followed by a whitish line on the extreme hindmargin. The hindwings are light fuscous.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku (28 August 2014). "Xylorycta sigmophora Lower, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. [2]
    McMillan, Ian (30 June 2010). "Xylorycta sigmophora Lower, 1894". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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