''Catoryctis sciastis'' is a
moth in the family
Xyloryctidae. It was described by
Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in
Australia
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, where it has been recorded from the
Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales and
Victoria.
The
wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are light fuscous suffused with grey and irregularly sprinkled with whitish, with a few blackish scales and an undefined transverse bar of white irroration (sprinkles) beneath the middle of the disc. The veins towards the lower half of the termen are more distinctly suffused with white. The hindwings are whitish fuscous, more whitish towards the base, the apex and termen suffused with fuscous.
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References
Catoryctis
Moths described in 1915
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