Biology:Oxyodes tricolor

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Short description: Species of moth

Oxyodes tricolor
Oxyodes tricolor female dorsal.jpg
Female
Oxyodes tricolor male dorsal.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Oxyodes
Species:
O. tricolor
Binomial name
Oxyodes tricolor
Guenee, 1852

Oxyodes tricolor is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in Australia along the coast of Queensland.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

The larvae feed on the young leaves of various trees, including Litchi chinensis, Nephelium lappaceum, Cyphomandra betacea and Theobroma cacao.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7116053 entry