Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Xyloryctidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eschatura | |
Eschatura lemurias is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.
The wingspan is 28-30 mm for males and 34-35 mm for females. The forewings are whitish-ochreous in males, while they are deep ochreous in females, in both with a strong shining whitish gloss. There is a grey-whitish discal spot edged with dark reddish-fuscous suffusion, ill-defined. The hindwings are pale yellowish.
The larvae feed on Waterhousea floribunda and Elaeocarpus angustifolia. They bore in the stem of their host plant.
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