- Morosaphycita oculiferella
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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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse. 2010-06-26. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyra/oculiferella.html. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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