Delexocha

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Delexocha
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Oecophorinae
Genus: Delexocha
Common, 1997
Species:
D. ochrocausta
Binomial name
Delexocha ochrocausta
Meyrick, 1884
Synonyms
  • Leistomorpha ochrocaustaMeyrick, 1884

Delexocha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Oecophoridae erected by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1997. Its only species, Delexocha ochrocausta, was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. [1] It is found in Australian in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria. [2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 25, 2013). "Delexocha ochrocausta (Meyrick, 1884)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 October 2018). "Delexocha ochrocausta (Meyrick, 1884)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 August 2020.