Oncopera brachyphylla
| Oncopera brachyphylla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Oncopera |
| Species: | O. brachyphylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Oncopera brachyphylla Turner, 1925 | |
Oncopera brachyphylla is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is found in Queensland, Australia.[1]
The larvae are subterranean and feed on the roots and bases of grasses and leaves in sown pastures.[2]
References
- ↑ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282.
- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
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