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Macrobathra flavidus

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Macrobathra flavidus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Macrobathra
Species:
M. flavidus
Binomial name
Macrobathra flavidus
F.J. Qian & Y.Q. Liu, 1997

Macrobathra flavidus is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by F.J. Qian and Y.Q. Liu in 1997. It is found in China.

The larvae feed on Cunninghamia lanceolata. They bore into the cone and seeds of their host plant.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Qian F.-j. & Y.-q. Liu, 1997: A new species of the oecophorids injurious to the cone and seed of China fir. (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae). Scientia Silvae Sinicae 33 (1): 66-68. Full article: [1].