Heliocausta floridula

Heliocausta floridula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Heliocausta
Species:	H. floridula
Binomial name
	Heliocausta floridula; Meyrick, 1913
Synonyms
	Machimia metaxanthaTurner, 1946;

Last updated January 02, 2026

Heliocausta floridula is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.^[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia,^[2] New South Wales and Victoria.

The wingspan is 25–35 mm. The forewings are rosy grey or dull rosy with a narrow bright rosy costal line. The extreme edge is whitish except towards the base. The stigmata is reddish, usually minute or more often absent. The hindwings are pale yellow.^[3]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Heliocausta floridula". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 25 May 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (31 December 2013). "Heliocausta floridula Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
↑ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 70 (3-4): 110. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Heliocausta floridula". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 25 May 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku, ed. (31 December 2013). "Heliocausta floridula Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[3] Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 70 (3-4): 110. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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