Xyroptila marmarias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on the Atherton Tableland in Queensland, Australia, and it is also known from New Guinea.[1]

Xyroptila marmarias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Xyroptila
Species:
X. marmarias
Binomial name
Xyroptila marmarias
Meyrick, 1908

The bright colours of the adult suggest it is a day active species.

Its biology is unknown, but the larvae of various related species feed on flowers.

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