Hestiochora xanthocoma is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found Australia from the tropical parts of the Northern Territory and Queensland.
Hestiochora xanthocoma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Zygaenidae |
Genus: | Hestiochora |
Species: | H. xanthocoma
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Binomial name | |
Hestiochora xanthocoma Meyrick, 1886
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The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm for males and 8–8.5 mm for females. The wingspan is about 20 mm.
It is a tropical species with possibly several generations per year.
External links
edit- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Insects
- Zygaenid moths of Australia: a revision of the Australian Zygaenidae