Xylorycta cosmeta
| Xylorycta cosmeta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Xylorycta |
| Species: | X. cosmeta |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylorycta cosmeta Turner, 1917 | |
Xylorycta cosmeta 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 Queensland.
The wingspan is 22-26 mm. The forewings are white with a few fuscous-grey scales and fuscous markings. There is a semicircular blotch on the dorsum before the middle not reaching the middle of the disc and a line from two-thirds of the costa to three-fourths of the dorsum, strongly angulated outwards in the middle, dilated on both margins. The hindwings are whitish.[2]
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