Caenorycta anholochrysa

Caenorycta anholochrysa is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1966. It is found on Sulawesi.[1]

Caenorycta anholochrysa
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C. anholochrysa
Binomial name
Caenorycta anholochrysa
(Diakonoff, 1966)
Synonyms
  • Coenorycta anholochrysa Diakonoff, 1966

The wingspan is about 38 mm. The forewings are glossy bright golden, the costa brownish black as far as the lower edge of the cell, this colour becoming suffused and lighter brown downwards, the black dusting forming distinct streaks along the upper edge of the cell and veins 7, 8, 9 and 10. The hindwings are glossy bright golden yellow.[2]

References

  1. "Caenorycta Meyrick, 1922" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  2. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 109 (3): 56


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