Eusthenica
Species of moth
Eusthenica | |
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Palm Cove, Queensland, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Eusthenica Turner, 1916 |
Species: | E. treicleiota |
Binomial name | |
Eusthenica treicleiota (Bethune-Baker, 1911) | |
Synonyms | |
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Eusthenica treicleiota is a species of moth in the family Cossidae and the only species in the genus Eusthenica. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1911. It is found in Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is 26–36 mm. The forewings are whitish-brown, with fuscous-brown fine transverse lines and three fasciae. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eusthenica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae
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