Alucita phricodes
Alucita phricodes is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found from the Atherton Tableland in Queensland to Batemans Bay in New South Wales.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Alucitidae |
| Genus: | Alucita |
| Species: | A. phricodes |
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| Alucita phricodes Meyrick, 1886 | |
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. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
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