Leistarcha amphigramma
Leistarcha amphigramma is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales.
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The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are fuscous mixed with darker and with the veins mostly outlined by pairs of very fine white lines, those of 6 and 9 and the upper margin of the cell obsolete, the interspaces between the veins marked with suffused blackish streaks. There is a white streak through the middle of the cell from the base and the costal edge is finely white, the dorsal edge blackish. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (30 December 2013). "Leistarcha amphigramma (Meyrick, 1915)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- McMillan, Ian (26 July 2010). "Leistarcha (Oecophoridae)". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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