Tanymecica
| Tanymecica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Copromorphidae |
| Genus: | Tanymecica Turner, 1916 |
| Species: | T. xanthoplaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Tanymecica xanthoplaca | |
Tanymecica xanthoplaca is a moth in the family Copromorphidae, and the only species in the genus Tanymecica. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous, with darker fuscous streaks parallel to the veins and a few whitish dots. The basal half of the hindwings is pale-yellow and the terminal half dark-fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ "Tanymecica xanthoplaca Turner, 1916". GBIF.org. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
- ↑ New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae
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