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Caenorycta anholochrysa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Xyloryctidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Caenorycta

Caenorycta anholochrysa is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Diakonoff in 1966. It is found on Sulawesi.

The wingspan is about 38 mm. The forewings are glossy bright golden, the costa brownish-black as far as the lower edge of the cell, this colour becoming suffused and lighter brown downwards, the black dusting forming distinct streaks along the upper edge of the cell and veins 7, 8, 9 and 10. The hindwings are glossy bright golden-yellow.

References

Caenorycta anholochrysa Wikipedia


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