Scatochresis episema

Scatochresis episema
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Scatochresis
Species:	S. episema
Binomial name
	Scatochresis episema; (Meyrick, 1883)
Synonyms
	Eulechria episemaMeyrick, 1883;

Last updated January 02, 2026

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 .

References

↑ Australian Faunal Directory

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[1] Australian Faunal Directory

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