Plectophila placocosma is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1893. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales.
| Plectophila placocosma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Plectophila |
| Species: | P. placocosma
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| Binomial name | |
| Plectophila placocosma Lower, 1893
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The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white, slightly ochreous tinged and with a broad dark fuscous fascia suffused on the lower half, the anterior edge curved from one-sixth of the costa to one-sixth the inner margin. There is a large irregular fuscous patch on the costa beyond the middle, reaching more than half across the wing, the anterior edge preceded by a blackish discal spot. There is a large fuscous patch on the hind margin from the apex to the anal angle and a fuscous hindmarginal line, separated from the preceding patch by a streak of the ground colour. The hindwings are yellowish, with a broad fuscous suffusion occupying the posterior two-thirds of the wing.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (28 December 2013). "Plectophila placocosma Lower, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ McMillan, Ian (5 July 2010). "Plectophila placocosma Lower, 1893". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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