Hylypnes pudica is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1896. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Hylypnes |
Species: | H. pudica
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Binomial name | |
Hylypnes pudica (Lower, 1896)
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The wingspan is about 20 mm for males and 22 mm for females. The forewings are creamy white, with the extreme costal edge fuscous towards the base (faintly perceptible), a small black dot in the middle of the wing at one-third and a second obliquely beyond on the fold, as well as a third above the second. There is a series of fuscous dots from beneath the costa at two-thirds, curved around the hindmargin to the inner margin before the anal angle. The hindwings are white.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (14 December 2013). "Hylypnes pudica (Lower, 1896)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ McMillan, Ian (30 July 2010). "Hylypnes Turner, 1898". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.