Choreutis sycopola

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Choreutis sycopola
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Choreutis
Species:
C. sycopola
Binomial name
Choreutis sycopola
(Meyrick, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Simaethis sycopolaMeyrick, 1880
  • Simaethis pyrrhoclistaMeyrick, 1922

Choreutis sycopola is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. [1] It is found from southern Queensland to central New South Wales.

Larvae feed on the foliage of Ficus species.

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References

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. Retrieved 2011-12-19.