Heliocausta floridula

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Heliocausta floridula
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Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

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References

  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. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .