Maroga leptopasta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1917. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.
| Maroga leptopasta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Maroga |
| Species: | M. leptopasta
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| Binomial name | |
| Maroga leptopasta Turner, 1917
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The wingspan is 46–50 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish very sparsely irrorated with large single black scales and sometimes with a black discal dot at two-thirds. The hindwings are whitish.[2]
References edit
- ^ funet.fi
- ^ Xyloryctine Moths of Australia
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