Scatochresis episema

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Scatochresis episema
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S. episema
Binomial name
Scatochresis episema
(Meyrick, 1883) [1]
Synonyms
  • Eulechria episemaMeyrick, 1883

Scatochresis episema is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is known from New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

The larvae feed on the mammal scat of Phascolarctos cinereus .

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