Choreutis ophiosema Lower, 1896 is a animal in the Choreutidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Choreutis ophiosema Lower, 1896

Choreutis ophiosema Lower, 1896

Choreutis ophiosema is a 10 mm-wingspan moth in Choreutidae, found across Asia, Australia, whose larvae feed on Bambusa.

Family
Genus
Choreutis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Choreutis ophiosema Lower, 1896

Choreutis ophiosema Lower, 1896 is a species of moth in the family Choreutidae, first formally described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1896. This moth species is distributed across India, Sri Lanka, China including Amoy, Taiwan, the Moluccas, Japan, and eastern Australia, specifically the Northern Territory and Queensland. It has a wingspan of approximately 10 millimeters. The larvae of Choreutis ophiosema feed on plants belonging to the genus Bambusa (bamboo).

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Choreutidae Choreutis

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