Caenorycta plutotera
| Caenorycta plutotera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Caenorycta |
| Species: | C. plutotera |
| Binomial name | |
| Caenorycta plutotera (Diakonoff, 1966) | |
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Caenorycta plutotera is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Diakonoff in 1966. It is found in New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is about 54 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-golden, the costal third suffused with dark brown and with some faint bluish reflections, the lower edge of the suffusion becoming lighter brown. The hindwings are pale ochreous-golden with a silky gloss.[2]
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