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Parectopa toxomacha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales, Australia. [2]
Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella.
New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In September 2018, the population of New South Wales was over 8 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 5.1 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.
The larvae feed on Pultenaea species, including Pultenaea daphnoides . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle.
Pultenaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae-Faboideae that are native to Australia. They are known commonly as bush peas.
Pultenaea daphnoides is a shrub which is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the genus Pultenaea and the family Fabaceae.
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Acyphas semiochrea is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae. It is found along most of the coast of Australia, including: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Mirbelia rubiifolia is a small and spreading shrub in the family Fabaceae. Heath Mirbelia is endemic to Australia. It is found in sclerophyll forest and woodlands, as well as heath on sandy soils on the coast or tablelands, often in areas liable to inundation. Distribution is from Croajingolong National Park in Victoria northward to Queensland.
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Pultenaea juniperina, or prickly bush-pea, is a plant of the family Fabaceae native to Eastern Australia. It is a shrub to 3 metres sporting showy yellow-orange flowers with red markings. The leaves are 10 – 25 mm long and 1 – 4 mm wide with a pungent leaf apex, hence the use of "Prickly" in the common name. It is widespread and common in heaths, sclerophyll forests and woodlands in Eastern Australia and Tasmania.
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Pultenaea tenuifolia, commonly known as the slender bush-pea, is a plant which is endemic to Australia. It is a procumbent shrub found in coastal areas of southern Australia and Tasmania with sandy and limestone soils. It has red and yellow flowers.
Pultenaea pedunculata, commonly known as matted bush-pea, is a prostrate shrub that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a member of the genus Pultenaea and the family Fabaceae. The pea flowers are usually yellow with red centres, appearing between September and December in the species native range. The pods which follow are flat and 5 to 7 mm long.
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Pultenaea stipularis, commonly known as fine-leaf bush-pea, is a prostrate shrub that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a member of the genus Pultenaea and the family Fabaceae.
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Pultenaea blakelyi is a shrub that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. Found growing up to four metres tall in dry and wet forest coastal areas, south of Seal Rocks, New South Wales. It is a member of the genus Pultenaea and the family Fabaceae. The specific epithet blakelyi is named for William Blakely.
Pultenaea villosa, the hairy bush-pea, is a shrub which is endemic to south eastern Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Pultenaea. A small prostrate or erect shrub. Stems have spreading to curly hairs. The specific epithet villosa is derived from Latin, describing the long loose hairs. This plant first appeared in scientific literature in 1799, in the fourth edition of the Species Plantarum published by the German botanist Carl Ludwig Willdenow.
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