Biology:Iropoca
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Iropoca Turner, 1904
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| Species: | I. rotundata
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Iropoca is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904. Its only species, Iropoca rotundata, the iropoca moth, was first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1][2][3] It is found in the Australian states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[4]
The wingspan is about 30 mm for males while females are wingless. Males have a pattern of light and dark brown markings on the forewings and plain brown hindwings.
The larvae feed on the foliage of various Eucalyptus species.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (30 May 2011). "Iropoca Turner, 1904". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/lymantriinae/iropoca/. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Iropoca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=51642.
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Iropoca Turner, 1904". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=14778.0. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (16 February 2019). "Iropoca rotundata (Walker, 1855) Iropoca Moth". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/rotundata.html. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q6073398 entry
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