Biology:Sisyrodonta

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Short description: Genus of moths

Sisyrodonta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Sisyrodonta
Meyrick, 1922
Species:
S. ochrosidera
Binomial name
Sisyrodonta ochrosidera
Meyrick, 1922

Sisyrodonta is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species Sisyrodonta ochrosidera, it is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark indigo-blue-fuscous with a rather broad irregular yellow-ochreous median fascia not quite reaching the costa or dorsum. There is a rather large yellow-ochreous spot on the costa at four-fifths, and smaller irregular one on the dorsum opposite. The hindwings are pale yellow-ochreous.[2]

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Ark. Zool. 14 (15) : 6 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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