Acanthodela erythrosema

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Acanthodela erythrosema
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Acanthodela
Species:
A. erythrosema
Binomial name
Acanthodela erythrosema
(Meyrick, 1886) [1]
Synonyms
  • Zonopetala erythrosemaMeyrick, 1886

Acanthodela erythrosema is a species of moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is known from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

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The larvae have feed on the dead leaves of Eucalyptus species. They live in flat, oval case in dead leaves.

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