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Phthonerodes scotarcha
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Phthonerodes
Species:	P. scotarcha
Binomial name
Phthonerodes scotarcha Meyrick, 1890
Synonyms
Psilosceles dichochroa Turner, 1939

Phthonerodes scotarcha is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.

The wingspan is 17–18.8 mm for males and 17.6-22.4 mm for females. The forewings are fuscous, densely irrorated (sprinkled) with blackish fuscous and with a straight white dark-margined longitudinal line from the base below the middle, more or less nearly approaching the hindmargin above the anal angle, but suffused and indistinct posteriorly, interrupted by a small dark fuscous spot in the middle. The hindwings are light yellow, sometimes with some fuscous scales at the extreme apex.

References

1. Savela, Markku, ed. (14 December 2013). "Phthonerodes scotarcha Meyrick, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
2. McMillan, Ian (9 July 2010). "Phthonerodes". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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