Medaniaria
Medaniaria is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Rolf-Ulrich Roesler and Peter Victor Küppers in 1979. Its one species, Medaniaria adiacritis, described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904, is known from Australia, including Queensland.[1]
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| Genus: | Medaniaria Roesler & Küppers, 1979 |
| Species: | M. adiacritis |
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are grey or brown with various dark lines and spots, while the hindwings are off white with narrow dark margins.[2]
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- Australian Insects
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