Clerarcha poliochyta

Clerarcha poliochyta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Turner in 1902. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Clerarcha poliochyta
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C. poliochyta
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Clerarcha poliochyta
Turner, 1902

The wingspan is 20–28 mm. The forewings are pale grey, mixed with white and dark fuscous and with a short narrow vertical dark fuscous line from the fold in the disc at one-third. There is a dark fuscous discal dot surrounded by white at two-thirds and a subterminal series of dark fuscous streaks on the veins, as well as a series of minute terminal dark fuscous dots, obsolete towards the costa. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Melaleuca quinquenervia.[2]

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