Xylorycta haplochroa

Xylorycta haplochroa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Xylorycta
Species: X. haplochroa
Binomial name
Xylorycta haplochroa
(Turner, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Lichenaula haplochroa Turner, 1898
  • Lichenaula umbrosa Lucas, 1900

Xylorycta haplochroa is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is 22–25 mm for males and about 31 mm for females. The forewings are whitish sparsely irrorated with grey scales and grey below the fold. There is a grey dot on the fold below the middle, and a single or double dot in the disc at two-thirds, sometimes obsolete. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]

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