Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Xyloryctidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Maroga | |
Maroga setiotricha is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.
The wingspan is 56-66 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish, strewn with numerous long fine linear blackish scales. There is 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 the apex paler.
The larvae feed on Acacia species. They bore in the stem of their host plant.
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