Roscidotoga lamingtonia
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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.
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