Thysiarcha
Monotypic moth genus in family Xyloryctidae
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Thysiarcha ecclesiastis is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae, and the only species in the genus Thysiarcha. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Thysiarcha Meyrick, 1925 |
| Species: | T. ecclesiastis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thysiarcha ecclesiastis (Meyrick, 1887) | |
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The wingspan is about 66 mm. The forewings are shining white with a narrow coppery hindmarginal fascia, forming alternate purple and golden spots. The hindwings are shining white with a narrow coppery-purplish hindmarginal fascia.
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus gummifera. They bore in the stem of their host plant.[2]
