Pacificulla zonias
Pacificulla zonias is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
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The wingspan is about 14 mm (0.55 in). The forewings are dark purple fuscous with a moderately broad straight ochreous-yellow fascia about the middle, slightly narrowed downwards. The hindwings are dark grey with a rather broad irregular pale ochreous-yellow transverse fascia rather before the middle, enclosing a dark grey discal dot.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (11 May 2016). "Pacificulla zonias (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 403 – via Internet Archive.
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