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Medaniaria
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Medaniaria

Roesler & Küppers, 1979
Species:
M. adiacritis
Binomial name
Medaniaria adiacritis
(Turner, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Phycita adiacritis Turner, 1904

Medaniaria is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Rolf-Ulrich Roesler and Peter Victor Küppers in 1979. Its one species, Medaniaria adiacritis, described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904, is known from Australia, including Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are grey or brown with various dark lines and spots, while the hindwings are off white with narrow dark margins.[2]

References

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ Australian Insects