Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Zygaenidae Scientific name Hestiochora xanthocoma | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hestiochora Rank Species | |
Hestiochora xanthocoma is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found Australia from the tropical parts of the Northern Territory and Queensland.
The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm for males and 8-8.5 mm for females. The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are rather wasp like. They have a black body with some yellow bands, and a yellow collar around their heads. The wings are black with a broad yellow stripe along the middle of each wing. The underside of the abdomen is white.
It is a tropical species with possibly several generations per year.
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