Lophobela sinuosa
| Lophobela sinuosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Lophobela Turner, 1917 |
| Species: | L. sinuosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophobela sinuosa Turner, 1917 | |
Lophobela sinuosa is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family, and the only species in the genus Lophobela. It was described by Turner in 1917 and is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are pale brownish-grey, the apical half beyond a line from one-third of the costa to two-thirds of the dorsum densely irrorated with white, the costal edge and a small tornal area greyish. There is a dark fuscous line from the base of the costa, soon bifurcating, one limb approaching the costa, the other median to one-fourth, turned slightly upwards at the extremity, and giving off a branch towards the dorsum from near the extremity. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]
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