Xylorycta viduata is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1869. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.

Xylorycta viduata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Xylorycta
Species:
X. viduata
Binomial name
Xylorycta viduata
(Walker, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Hyponomeuta viduata Walker, 1869

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are shining slaty cinereous, the forewings with a narrow black subcostal stripe, which extends from the base to rather beyond half the length and with a black point beyond half the length of the stripe and nearer to the interior border than to the costa. There are two elongate black dots on the disc a little beyond the end of the stripe, one behind the other. The exterior border is rounded and extremely oblique.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Xylorycta viduata (Walker, 1869)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Xyloryctine Moths of Australia   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.