Alucita phricodes

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Alucita phricodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Alucitidae
Genus: Alucita
Species:
A. phricodes
Binomial name
Alucita phricodes
Meyrick, 1886

Alucita phricodes is a species of

Alucitidae. 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

  1. ^ 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.