| Oncopera brunneata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Oncopera |
| Species: | O. brunneata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oncopera brunneata Tindale, 1933 [1] | |
Oncopera brunneata is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in eastern Australia.
The larvae feed on dead leaves. [2]
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