Uresiphita ornithopteralis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Crambidae
- Genus
- Uresiphita
- Species
- Uresiphita ornithopteralis
- Scientific Name
- Uresiphita ornithopteralis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Uresiphita ornithopteralis
Uresiphita ornithopteralis, the tree lucerne moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia. It is also found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Cytisus scoparius and other Fabaceae species like Genista monspessulana and Hovea species.
...Uresiphita ornithopteralis in languages:
- English
- Tree Lucerne Moth
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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