Maroga paragypsa

Maroga paragypsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Maroga
Species: M. paragypsa
Binomial name
Maroga paragypsa
Lower, 1901

Maroga paragypsa is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Lower in 1901. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are creamy-white, sparsely irrorated with some minute blackish scales, which become somewhat ochreous towards the base. The hindwings are creamy white, the basal and inner marginal areas clothed with long yellowish hairs.[2]

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