Acanthodela erythrosema Meyrick, 1886 is a animal in the Oecophoridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acanthodela erythrosema Meyrick, 1886

Acanthodela erythrosema Meyrick, 1886

Acanthodela erythrosema is an Australian oecophorid moth whose larvae feed on dead eucalypt leaves and live in leaf cases.

Family
Genus
Acanthodela
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Acanthodela erythrosema Meyrick, 1886

Acanthodela erythrosema (Meyrick, 1886) is a moth species belonging to the family Oecophoridae. This species is recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria in Australia. The larvae of Acanthodela erythrosema feed on dead leaves of Eucalyptus species, and they reside in flat, oval cases made within dead leaves.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Oecophoridae Acanthodela

More from Oecophoridae

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