Thymiatris cephalochra

Thymiatris cephalochra is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Lower in 1894. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

Thymiatris cephalochra
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T. cephalochra
Binomial name
Thymiatris cephalochra
(Lower, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Cryptophaga cephalochra Lower, 1894

The wingspan is about 45 mm. The forewings are dark-fuscous, mixed with ashy-grey and with the veins outlined with fuscous. There is a large suffused discal spot in the middle of the wing, as well as a yellowish hind marginal streak or line, dotted with fuscous. The hindwings are dark-fuscous with a narrow yellowish hindmarginal streak hardly reaching the anal angle, broadest at the apex.[2]

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