Linoclostis brachyloga

Linoclostis brachyloga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Linoclostis
Species: L. brachyloga
Binomial name
Linoclostis brachyloga
Meyrick, 1917

Linoclostis brachyloga is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1917. It is found on Java.[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are shining white with the costal edge dark fuscous towards the base. There is a pale brownish subterminal line from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus, right-angled in the middle. The apical portion of the costa and termen is indistinctly marked with light brownish on the veins. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]

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