Maroga setiotricha (Xyloryctidae)
Outro grande australiano “microlep”, (provavelmente) Maroga setiotricha: Xilorictidae – medindo em 60mm. Com asas assim eles devem fazer voadores formidáveis. According to the Xyloryctinae Moths of Australia blog the larvae are stem borers into Acacia sp. (Mimosaceae). Este exemplar foi coletado em novembro de 1962 by Ed Ross in Canoona, Queensland.
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