Morosaphycita oculiferella

Morosaphycita oculiferella
Morosaphycita oculiferella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Morosaphycita
Species: M. oculiferella
Binomial name
Morosaphycita oculiferella
(Meyrick, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pempelia oculiferella Meyrick, 1879
  • Oligochroa oculiferella

Morosaphycita oculiferella is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is known from Australia (including Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory) and New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have dark brown forewings with various dark lines, each having a white mark near the base of the inner margin. The hindwings are off-white, with narrow dark margins.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/238832db-bef5-4e4e-9fc3-f7c4fc667192. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  2. ^ "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse. 2010-06-26. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyra/oculiferella.html. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
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