Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Xyloryctidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caenorycta | |
Caenorycta dryoxantha is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 38 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, with scattered dark brown scales and a dark brown dot near the base in the middle. There is an elongate brown patch sprinkled with dark fuscous extending along the dorsum from one-fifth to four-fifths, pointed anteriorly, reaching one-third across the wing and truncate posteriorly, the upper edge with an obtuse prominence suffused with dark fuscous before the middle. There is also an indistinct median line of dark brown suffusion from near the base to the termen. The second discal stigma is linear and dark fuscous and there is some brownish tinge on the tornal area. A dark fuscous mark is found on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are ochreous-yellow.