Biology:Leptozestis oxyptera

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Short description: Species of moth

Leptozestis oxyptera
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Leptozestis
Species:
L. oxyptera
Binomial name
Leptozestis oxyptera
(Lower, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Syntomactis oxyptera Lower, 1900

Leptozestis oxyptera is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1900. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are ashy-grey whitish with a fuscous spot on the inner margin before middle, edged anteriorly by a whitish streak. There is a black spot above the anal angle, and two or three along the costa towards the apex. The hindwings are greyish, but ochreous tinged at the base.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Chrysopeleiinae new genus 2 oxyptera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=113594. 
  2. Lower, Oswald B. (November 22, 1900). "Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25 (99): 403–423. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.12162. ISSN 0370-047X. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6599527#page/453/mode/1up.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13395965 entry