Biology:Merophyas therina

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Short description: Species of moth

Merophyas therina
Merophyas therina.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Merophyas
Species:
M. therina
Binomial name
Merophyas therina
(Meyrick, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epichorista therina Meyrick, 1910
  • Epichorista microstictis Meyrick, 1910

Merophyas therina is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is known from Australia , including the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania. The habitat ranges from wet eucalypt forests to open montane forests.[2]

The larvae feed on Acaena anserinifolia.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6819967 entry