Xyroptila marmarias
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| Species: | X. marmarias
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| Xyroptila marmarias Meyrick, 1908
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Xyroptila marmarias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on the Atherton Tableland in Queensland, Australia, and it is also known from New Guinea.[1]
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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