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Phthonerodes scotarcha

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Phthonerodes scotarcha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Phthonerodes
Species:
P. scotarcha
Binomial name
Phthonerodes scotarcha
Meyrick, 1890
Synonyms
  • Psilosceles dichochroa Turner, 1939

Phthonerodes scotarcha is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.

The wingspan is 17–18.8 mm for males and 17.6-22.4 mm for females. The forewings are fuscous, densely irrorated (sprinkled) with blackish fuscous and with a straight white dark-margined longitudinal line from the base below the middle, more or less nearly approaching the hindmargin above the anal angle, but suffused and indistinct posteriorly, interrupted by a small dark fuscous spot in the middle. The hindwings are light yellow, sometimes with some fuscous scales at the extreme apex.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (14 December 2013). "Phthonerodes scotarcha Meyrick, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ McMillan, Ian (9 July 2010). "Phthonerodes". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.