Scieropepla typhicola: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Xyloryctidae
- Genus
- Scieropepla
- Species
- Scieropepla typhicola
- Scientific Name
- Scieropepla typhicola
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Scieropepla typhicola
Scieropepla typhicola is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. It is found in Australia (the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland) and New Zealand.
The larvae bore in the flower heads of Typha species (including Typha angustifolia).
...Scieropepla typhicola in languages:
- English
- Raupo Moth
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