Xylorycta sigmophora
Xylorycta sigmophora 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 Victoria.
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| Species: | X. sigmophora |
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The wingspan is about 35 mm. The forewings are ashy-grey whitish, minutely irrorated with black and with an obscure patch of blackish scales towards the base, as well as a blackish S-shaped mark in the middle of the wing, followed by a small blackish suffusion. There is a hindmarginal row of confluent blackish dots, immediately followed by a whitish line on the extreme hindmargin. The hindwings are light fuscous.[2]
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