Iulactis insignis
Species of moth
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Iulactis insignis is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.
| Iulactis insignis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Iulactis |
| Species: | I. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Iulactis insignis (Meyrick, 1904) | |
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The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are shining white with a triangular blackish-grey blotch on the base of the dorsum and a deep golden-ochreous fascia from the middle of the costa to three-fourths of the dorsum, acutely angulated in the middle. Three deep golden-ochreous marks are found on the costa beyond this, connected beneath. There is a series of six longitudinal black lines before the termen, the two upper ones surrounded with ochreous suffusion. The hindwings are grey, lighter towards the base.[2]
