Biology:Oncopera mitocera
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Short description: Species of moth
| Oncopera mitocera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Oncopera |
| Species: | O. mitocera
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| Binomial name | |
| Oncopera mitocera Turner, 1911
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Oncopera mitocera is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in Queensland, Australia .[1]
The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). Adults have wings with little discernible pattern.[2]
The larvae are subterranean and feed on the roots and bases of grasses in native and sown pastures,[3] including Digitaria, Panicum and Setaria.
References
- ↑ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )". Journal of Natural History 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. http://johngrehan.net/files/1013/8578/1218/Nielsen_et_al_2000_Hepialidae.pdf.
- ↑ Australian Insects
- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
Wikidata ☰ Q7092113 entry
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