Roscidotoga lamingtonia
| Roscidotoga lamingtonia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Roscidotoga |
| Species: | R. lamingtonia
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| Binomial name | |
| Roscidotoga lamingtonia Van Nieukerken, Van den Berg & Hoare, 2011
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Roscidotoga lamingtonia is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales (the McPherson Range).
The wingspan is 5–5.1 mm for males.[1]
The larvae feed on Sloanea woollsii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Etymology
[edit]The species name is derived from the type locality, Lamington National Park.
References
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