Biology:Peritropha oligodrachma

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Short description: Species of moth

Peritropha oligodrachma
Peritropha oligodrachma.jpg
Scientific classification
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Peritropha
Species:
P. oligodrachma
Binomial name
Peritropha oligodrachma
Diakonoff, 1954

Peritropha oligodrachma is a species of moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in most of Australia .

The wingspan is about 20 mm.[1]

The larvae live in a tunnel on the underside of a leaf of its food plant. It feeds on the leaves of various Eucalyptus species.

References

  1. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (November 2, 2008). "Peritropha oligodrachma". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090107204602/http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/hype/oligodr.html. Retrieved 2009-02-12. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3375411 entry