Echiomima fabulosa is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
| Echiomima fabulosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Echiomima |
| Species: | E. fabulosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Echiomima fabulosa Meyrick, 1915
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The wingspan is about 34 mm for males and 43 mm for females. The forewings of the males are pale ochreous, tinged with brownish along the costa, especially posteriorly, and with faint pinkish towards the dorsum and termen. The female forewings are light lilac brownish with the second discal stigma faint and fuscous. The hindwings of the males are light ochreous yellowish, while they are fulvous ochreous in females.
The larvae feed on Pongamia pinnata. They bore in the stem of their host plant.[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (14 December 2013). "Echiomima fabulosa Meyrick, 1915". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ McMillan, Ian (2 August 2010). "Echiomima". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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