Brachybelistis blackburnii

Brachybelistis blackburnii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Brachybelistis
Species: B. blackburnii
Binomial name
Brachybelistis blackburnii
(Lower, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Cryptophaga blackburnii Lower, 1892

Brachybelistis blackburnii is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Lower in 1892. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 45 mm. The forewings are yellowish-grey-whitish, scantily strewn with black scales from the base to two-thirds, except along the costa. The extreme costal edge is pale yellowish and there is a moderate roundish orange spot distinctly edged with minute black scales, in the disc beyond one-third. There is a second more ovate, on the fold below the middle, and a third more suffused beyond the middle, both tending to be suffusedly edged with minute black scales. The hindwings are grey-whitish, more ochreous-tinged towards base.[2]

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