Maroga setiotricha

Maroga setiotricha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Maroga
Species:	M. setiotricha
Binomial name
	Maroga setiotricha; Meyrick, 1890

Maroga setiotricha is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia,^[1] more specifically in Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia, where it has been recorded.

The wingspan is 56–66 mm. The forewings are grey whitish, strewn with numerous long fine linear blackish scales. It presents a blackish dot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are iridescent whitish in males. The hindwings of the females are fuscous, darker towards the base and with a paler apex.

The larvae feed on Acacia species. They bore in the stem of their host plant.^[2]

References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (12 January 2015). "Maroga setiotricha Meyrick, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
↑ McMillan, Ian (9 July 2010). "Maroga setiotricha". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 6 September 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (12 January 2015). "Maroga setiotricha Meyrick, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[2] McMillan, Ian (9 July 2010). "Maroga setiotricha". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 6 September 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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