Xylorycta tignaria is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Xylorycta tignaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Xylorycta |
Species: | X. tignaria
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Binomial name | |
Xylorycta tignaria Meyrick, 1921
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The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish with dark brown markings. There is a moderate basal fascia, extended as a wedge-shaped streak along the costa nearly to the middle and a moderate fascia from the costa beyond the middle to the middle of the dorsum, with a branch from its middle running to the tornus, and continued as a narrower terminal fascia to the apex. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellowish, the posterior half suffused with grey.[2]