Biology:Heliocausta floridula
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Short description: Species of moth
| Heliocausta floridula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Heliocausta |
| Species: | H. floridula
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliocausta floridula Meyrick, 1913
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Heliocausta floridula is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Western Australia,[2] New South Wales and Victoria.
The wingspan is 25–35 mm. The forewings are rosy grey or dull rosy with a narrow bright rosy costal line. The extreme edge is whitish except towards the base. The stigmata is reddish, usually minute or more often absent. The hindwings are pale yellow.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Heliocausta floridula". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=108951.
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (31 December 2013). "Heliocausta floridula Meyrick, 1913". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/oecophoridae/oecophorinae/heliocausta/#floridula. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 70 (3-4): 110.
Wikidata ☰ Q13223444 entry
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