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Lophothoracia orthozona

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Lophothoracia orthozona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Lophothoracia
Species:
L. orthozona
Binomial name
Lophothoracia orthozona
(Lower 1903)
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx orthozona Lower, 1903

Lophothoracia orthozona is a species of snout moth in the genus Lophothoracia.[1] It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903. It is found in Australia,[2] including Queensland.

The forewings are grey mixed with whitish with a very few scattered blackish scales and a fine outwardly curved blackish line. The hindwings are whitish with a greyish tinged termen.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Lophothoracia Hampson in Ragonot, 1901". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  3. ^ A Preliminary Revision of the Australian Thyrididae and Pyralidae Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.