Clerarcha poliochyta

Clerarcha poliochyta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Clerarcha
Species:
C. poliochyta
Binomial name
Clerarcha poliochyta
Turner, 1902

Clerarcha poliochyta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1902. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

The wingspan is 20–28 mm. The forewings are pale grey, mixed with white and dark fuscous and with a short narrow vertical dark fuscous line from the fold in the disc at one-third. There is a dark fuscous discal dot surrounded by white at two-thirds and a subterminal series of dark fuscous streaks on the veins, as well as a series of minute terminal dark fuscous dots, obsolete towards the costa. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Melaleuca quinquenervia.[2]

References

  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Xyloryctine Moths of AustraliaPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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