Alucita phricodes
| Alucita phricodes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Alucitidae |
| Genus: | Alucita |
| Species: | A. phricodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Alucita phricodes Lower, 1893 | |
Alucita phricodes is a species of moth of the Alucitidae family. It is found from the Atherton Tableland in Queensland to Batemans Bay in New South Wales.
The wingspan is about 10 mm.
The larvae feed on the buds and flowers of Pandorea jasminoides and Pandorea pandorana.[1]
References
- ↑ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (November 2, 2010). "Alucita phricodes". uts.edu.au. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
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