Caenorycta plutotera

Caenorycta plutotera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Caenorycta
Species:	C. plutotera
Binomial name
	Caenorycta plutotera; (Diakonoff, 1966)
Synonyms
	Coenorycta plutotera Diakonoff, 1966;

Caenorycta plutotera is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1966. It is found in New Guinea.^[1]

The wingspan is about 54 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous golden, the costal third suffused with dark brown and with some faint bluish reflections, the lower edge of the suffusion becoming lighter brown. The hindwings are pale ochreous golden with a silky gloss.^[2]

References

^ "Caenorycta Meyrick, 1922" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
^ Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 109 (3): 55

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[1] "Caenorycta Meyrick, 1922" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 12, 2017.

[2] Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 109 (3): 55

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