Xylorycta bipunctella

Xylorycta bipunctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Xylorycta
Species: X. bipunctella
Binomial name
Xylorycta bipunctella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia bipunctella Walker, 1864

Xylorycta bipunctella is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Australia.[1]

The wingspan is 24-25 mm. The forewings are ochreous-white, with the costa more ochreous-tinged and the costal edge dark fuscous towards the base. There are two moderate roundish dark-grey dots transversely placed in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish, slightly greyish-tinged.[2]

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