Maroga setiotricha (Xyloryctidae)
Una altra gran australià “microlep”, (probablement) Maroga setiotricha: Xylorictidae – mesurar en l'60mm. Amb ales com aquest han de fer volants formidables. According to the Xyloryctinae Moths of Australia blog the larvae are stem borers into Acacia sp. (Mimosaceae). Aquest exemplar ha estat recollit al novembre de 1962 by Ed Ross in Canoona, Queensland.
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