Clerarcha agana is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from South Australia and Western Australia.
| Clerarcha agana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Clerarcha |
| Species: | C. agana
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| Binomial name | |
| Clerarcha agana Meyrick, 1890
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The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark ochreous grey, the dorsal half suffused with pale grey and with four small roundish cloudy rather dark grey spots, the first three arranged in a longitudinal row in the disc at one-third, one-half, and two-thirds, the fourth directly beneath the third. The hindwings are pale whitish grey.
The larvae feed on the flower spike of Banksia marginata.[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (December 14, 2013). "Clerarcha agana Meyrick, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ McMillan, Ian (9 October 2010). " Clerarcha Meyrick, 1890". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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