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Eusthenica
Palm Cove, Queensland, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Eusthenica Turner, 1916
Species:	E. treicleiota
Binomial name
Eusthenica treicleiota (Bethune-Baker, 1911)
Synonyms
Daulia treicleiota Bethune-Baker, 1911 Eusthenica megalaucha Turner, 1916

Eusthenica treicleiota is a species of moth in the family Cossidae and the only species in the genus Eusthenica. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1911. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 26–36 mm. The forewings are whitish-brown, with fuscous-brown fine transverse lines and three fasciae. The hindwings are grey.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Eusthenica​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
2. Australian Faunal Directory
3. New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae

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