Xylorycta ovata

Xylorycta ovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Xylorycta
Species: X. ovata
Binomial name
Xylorycta ovata
(Walsingham, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Antaeotricha ovata Walsingham, 1881

Xylorycta ovata is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1881. It is found in South Africa (including Gauteng).[1][2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are pale testaceous-grey, rather shining. There is a single fuscous spot at the end of the cell, beyond which the veins are traceable to the apical margin. The hindwings are rather broader than the forewings, slightly paler greyish cinereous.[3]

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