Xylorycta corticana
| Xylorycta corticana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Xylorycta |
| Species: | X. corticana |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylorycta corticana (Lucas, 1901) | |
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Xylorycta corticana is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Lucas in 1901. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is 24-28 mm. The forewings are silvery white, the ground colour almost lost in a covering of grey scales. The veins are shaded fuscous grey, with a white discal spot at two-thirds, followed posteriorly by a small fuscous ring. There is a diffusion of scattered light fuscous scales through the centre of the wing and along the fold, most freely toward the apex. The hindwings are as the forewings.[2]
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