Biology:Meyrickella torquesauria

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Short description: Species of moth

Meyrickella torquesauria
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Meyrickella
Species:
M. torquesauria
Binomial name
Meyrickella torquesauria
T. P. Lucas, 1892
Synonyms
  • Prionophora torquesauria

Meyrickella torquesauria is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1892. It is found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Callitris columellaris.

References

  1. Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (15 April 2013). "Meyrickella torquesauria (T.P. Lucas, 1892)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hypn/torquesauria.html. Retrieved 21 July 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3006493 entry