Cladophantis xylophracta

Cladophantis xylophracta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Cladophantis xylophracta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Xyloryctidae
Genus:
Cladophantis
Species:
C. xylophracta
Binomial name
Cladophantis xylophracta
Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are lilac brown with the extreme costal edge ochreous. There are three very indistinct interrupted lines or a series of dots of blackish irroration (sprinkles), the first at about one-third, oblique and angled on the fold, the second from a small round spot beneath the middle of the costa to a larger spot on the dorsum before the tornus, the third curved from three-fourths of the costa to a pre-tornal spot. There is a terminal series of black dots. The hindwings are grey whitish.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (December 14, 2013). "Cladophantis xylophracta Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cladophantis xylophracta Meyrick, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 34 – via Sabinet.


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