Catoryctis mediolinea

Catoryctis mediolinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Catoryctis
Species: C. mediolinea
Binomial name
Catoryctis mediolinea
Lucas, 1894

Catoryctis mediolinea is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Lucas in 1894. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous with fuscous bands on the veins and a broad median snow-white band from the base narrowing sharply to a point at five-sixths. The hindwings are light ochreous.[2]

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