Skeletophyllon dictyograpta

Skeletophyllon dictyograpta is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Roepke in 1957. It is found on Borneo and Java.[1] The habitat consists of lowland mangrove forests, swamp forests and dry heath forests.

Skeletophyllon dictyograpta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Skeletophyllon
Species:
S. dictyograpta
Binomial name
Skeletophyllon dictyograpta
(Roepke, 1957)
Synonyms
  • Xyleutes dictyograpta Roepke, 1957

The ground colour of the forewings is pale grey with blackish-brown reticulations and a dark area on the dorsum, as well as a submarginal row of square striae.[2]

References
  1. Yakovlev, R.V., 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 66: 1-129.
  2. The Moths of Borneo


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