Sarisophora nyctiphylax is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Sarisophora |
Species: | S. nyctiphylax
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Binomial name | |
Sarisophora nyctiphylax Turner, 1919
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The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are brownish-fuscous with a few scattered blackish scales. The discal dots are nearly obsolete, the plical below the first discal. The hindwings are grey, the basal third whitish-ochreous and its edges suffused.[2]
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- ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 154 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.