Iulota ithyxyla
Iulota ithyxyla is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[1]
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The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). The forewings are bright deep golden-bronze with a broad white costal streak from the base almost to the apex, faintly purplish-tinged, edged beneath with some dark fuscous scales, the anterior half including a light brassy-yellow streak. There is a suffused white dorsal streak from near the base to near the tornus. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]
References
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- Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 283. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Internet Archive.
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