Morosaphycita oculiferella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Morosaphycita
Species:
M. oculiferella
Binomial name
Morosaphycita oculiferella
(Meyrick, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pempelia oculiferella Meyrick, 1879
  • Oligochroa oculiferella (Meyrick, 1879
  • Salebria sublignalis

Morosaphycita oculiferella is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1879. It is known from Australia (including Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory) and New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have dark brown forewings with various dark lines, each having a white mark near the base of the inner margin. The hindwings are off white, with narrow dark margins.[2]

This species was discussed and illustrated by George Hudson in his book A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[3]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morosaphycita oculiferella.
Wikispecies has information related to Morosaphycita oculiferella.
  1. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. ↑ "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse. 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  3. ↑ George Vernon Hudson (1939), A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, p. 417, OCLC 9742724, Wikidata Q109420935


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.