Athrypsiastis rosiflora
| Athrypsiastis rosiflora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Athrypsiastis |
| Species: | A. rosiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Athrypsiastis rosiflora Meyrick, 1930 | |
Athrypsiastis rosiflora is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1930. It is found in New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are pale greenish-grey with white reflections, the veins white irregularly sprinkled violet-brown and the basal area wholly white. The costal edge is rosy and there is very undefined rosy-brown suffusion forming a patch along the anterior half of the dorsum and a fascia from the middle of the disc to the dorsum before the tornus. The hindwings are whitish-rosy.[2]
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