Macrenches eurybatis
| Macrenches eurybatis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Macrenches |
| Species: | M. eurybatis
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrenches eurybatis Meyrick, 1904
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Macrenches eurybatis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia,[1] the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.[2]
The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are whitish ochreous, with purplish-silvery reflections and a broad dark bronzy-fuscous median longitudinal streak throughout, edged above by a shining white streak, beneath rather undefined posteriorly. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (25 May 2014). "Macrenches eurybatis Meyrick, 1904". Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via FUNET.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 January 2013). "Macrenches eurybatis Meyrick, 1904". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (2 (114)): 306 – via Internet Archive.
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