Pansepta teleturga

Pansepta teleturga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Pansepta
Species:
P. teleturga
Binomial name
Pansepta teleturga
Meyrick, 1915

Pansepta teleturga is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found on New Britain of Papua New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are silvery white and the hindwings are white, towards the posterior half of the costa suffused with grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 15, 2013). "Pansepta teleturga Meyrick, 1915". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (12): 377. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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