Brachybelistis blackburnii
Brachybelistis blackburnii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Brachybelistis |
Species: | B. blackburnii |
Binomial name | |
Brachybelistis blackburnii (Lower, 1892) | |
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Brachybelistis blackburnii is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Lower in 1892. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 45 mm. The forewings are yellowish-grey-whitish, scantily strewn with black scales from the base to two-thirds, except along the costa. The extreme costal edge is pale yellowish and there is a moderate roundish orange spot distinctly edged with minute black scales, in the disc beyond one-third. There is a second more ovate, on the fold below the middle, and a third more suffused beyond the middle, both tending to be suffusedly edged with minute black scales. The hindwings are grey-whitish, more ochreous-tinged towards base.[2]