Maroga setiotricha (Xyloryctidae)
Nog 'n groot Australiese “microlep”, (waarskynlik) Maroga setiotricha: Xylorictidae – meet in op 60mm. Met vlerke soos dié moet hulle gedugte vlieërs te maak. According to the Xyloryctinae Moths of Australia blog the larvae are stem borers into Acacia sp. (Mimosaceae). Hierdie eksemplaar is ingesamel in November van 1962 by Ed Ross in Canoona, Queensland.
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