Biology:Callizyga dispar
| Callizyga dispar | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Arthropoda |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Insecta |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Lepidoptera |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Oecophoridae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Hypertrophinae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Callizyga Turner, 1894 |
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| Binomial name | |
| Callizyga dispar Turner, 1894
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Callizyga dispar is a moth in the family Depressariidae, and the only species in the genus Callizyga. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1894 and is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland[1] and New South Wales.[2]
The wingspan is 21–22 mm for males and 31–35 mm for females. The forewings of the males are ochreous-grey, with a slight pinkish tinge and a few scattered fuscous scales, sometimes forming a streak from the hindmargin below the apex towards centre of the disc. In females, the forewings are pinkish-grey, with a slight ochreous tinge and a few scattered fuscous scales towards the hindmargin. The hindwings are bright orange-yellow in males. Those of the females are pale ochreous-yellow.[3]
References
- ↑ Callizyga dispar at funet.fi.
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
- ↑ Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 18 : 132
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Wikidata ☰ Q13450057 entry
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