Biology:Iropoca

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Short description: Genus of moths

Iropoca
Iropoca rotundata.jpg
Iropoca rotundata1.jpg
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Iropoca

Turner, 1904
Species:
I. rotundata
Binomial name
Iropoca rotundata
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Teara rotundata Walker, 1855
  • Anthela sydneyensis Strand, 1929

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

Wikidata ☰ Q6073398 entry