Eusthenica treicleiota

Eusthenica treicleiota
Palm Cove, Queensland, 16/17 January 2016
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Eusthenica
Turner, 1916
Species: E. treicleiota
Binomial name
Eusthenica treicleiota
(Bethune-Baker, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Daulia treicleiota Bethune-Baker, 1911
  • Eusthenica megalaucha Turner, 1916[1]

Eusthenica treicleiota is a species of moth in the Cossidae family and the only species in the genus Eusthenica. It was described by Bethune-Baker in 1911. It is found in Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 26–36 mm. The forewings are whitish-brown, with fuscous-brown fine transverse lines and three fasciae. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
  3. ↑ New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae


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