Xylorycta polysticha
Xylorycta polysticha is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Turner in 1939. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Tasmania.
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| Species: | X. polysticha |
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| Xylorycta polysticha Turner, 1939 | |
The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, irrorated, and streaked with pale fuscous and with shining white markings. There is a moderate costal streak from the base to two-fifths, as well as three short, slender oblique streaks running to the costa between this and the apex. A broad median streak is found from the base to the end of the cell at two-thirds, dilated in the middle to contain an elongate dark spot, and ending on a fuscous discal dot, from which two fine parallel streaks run to termen, beneath these three similar streaks, a fine streak on the fold and another broader on the dorsum extended on the termen to near the apex. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]