Idioglossa metallochrysa
Idioglossa metallochrysa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Subfamily: | Oecophorinae |
Genus: | Idioglossa |
Species: | I. metallochrysa |
Binomial name | |
Idioglossa metallochrysa Turner, 1917 | |
Idioglossa metallochrysa is a species of moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is known from Australia (Kuranda in Queensland).
The wingspan is 9-10 mm. The forewings are ochreous, suffused with fuscous and some golden-metallic scales from three-fourths of the costa to the termen beneath the middle.[1]
Biologie
The host plant of this species is Cheilocostus speciosus (Costaceae).[2]
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