Hylypnes pudica

Hylypnes pudica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Hylypnes
Species: H. pudica
Binomial name
Hylypnes pudica
(Lower, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Crypsicharis pudica Lower, 1896

Hylypnes pudica is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Lower in 1896. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 20 mm for males and 22 mm for females. The forewings are creamy-white, with the extreme costal edge fuscous towards the base (faintly perceptible), a small black dot in the middle of the wing at one-third and a second obliquely beyond on the fold, as well as a third above the second. There is a series of fuscous dots from beneath the costa at two-thirds, curved around the hindmargin to the inner margin before the anal angle. The hindwings are white.[2]

References

  1. Hylypnes pudica. funet.fi. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  2. Xyloryctine Moths of Australia


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