Sarisophora nyctiphylax
| Sarisophora nyctiphylax | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Sarisophora |
| Species: | S. nyctiphylax |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarisophora nyctiphylax Turner, 1919 | |
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Sarisophora nyctiphylax is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are brownish-fuscous with a few scattered blackish scales. The discal dots are nearly obsolete, the plical below the first discal. The hindwings are grey, the basal third whitish-ochreous and its edges suffused.[2]
References
- ^ funet.fi
- ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 154
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