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Xylorycta flavicosta

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Xylorycta flavicosta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Xylorycta
Species:
X. flavicosta
Binomial name
Xylorycta flavicosta
(T. P. Lucas, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Cryptophaga flavicosta T. P. Lucas, 1894
  • Cryptophaga flavicosta ab. pallida Turner, 1898
  • Xylorycta ixeuta Meyrick, 1915

Xylorycta flavicosta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1894. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 28–38 mm. The forewings are rich slaty grey, becoming ashy grey toward the basal portion of the costa. There is an orange-red costal band, more brown red in females and with a rich black velvety patch in the apical angle. The hindwings are fuscous grey.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus eugenioides and Eucalyptus gummifera.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (28 August 2014). "Xylorycta flavicosta (Lucas, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ McMillan, Ian (30 June 2010). "Xylorycta flavicosta (T.P. Lucas, 1894)". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.