Uzucha borealis

Uzucha borealis is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Uzucha borealis
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U. borealis
Binomial name
Uzucha borealis
Turner, 1898

The wingspan is about 47 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous brown with a dark reddish-fuscous spot on the base of the costa and a conspicuous reddish-fuscous spot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are pale ochreous, with the basal third fuscous and the division suffused.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus platyphylla from within a silken gallery covered by a conspicuous brown web in the bark.[2]

References

  1. Uzucha borealis. funet.fi. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. Xyloryctine Moths of Australia


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