Eschatura lactea
| Eschatura lactea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Eschatura |
| Species: | E. lactea |
| Binomial name | |
| Eschatura lactea (Turner, 1898) | |
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Eschatura lactea is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is 22-29 mm. The forewings are uniform milky-white, without markings and with a very faint indication of pale fuscous suffusion towards the hindmargin. The hindwings are white with a very faint indication suffusion towards the apex.
The larvae feed on Carya illinoensis. They bore in the stem of their host plant.[2]
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