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Stathmopoda crocophanes

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Stathmopoda crocophanes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Stathmopodidae
Genus: Stathmopoda
Species:
S. crocophanes
Binomial name
Stathmopoda crocophanes
Meyrick, 1897

Stathmopoda crocophanes is a moth of the Stathmopodidae family. It is found in Australia in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 0.4 in (10 mm).

The larvae live in dead leaf litter. They feed on dead leaf litter from various plants, including Eucalyptus species.

Taxonomy

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Some authors treat it as a synonym of Stathmopoda auriferella.

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