Isochorista panaeolana Meyrick, 1881 is a animal in the Tortricidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Isochorista panaeolana Meyrick, 1881

Isochorista panaeolana Meyrick, 1881

Isochorista panaeolana is a small Australian tortricid moth whose larvae feed on Eucalyptus species.

Family
Genus
Isochorista
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Isochorista panaeolana Meyrick, 1881

Isochorista panaeolana is a moth species that belongs to the Tortricidae family. It is native to Australia, and has been specifically recorded in the Australian regions of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, and Tasmania. This species occupies two main types of eucalypt forest habitats: wet eucalypt forests and open dry eucalypt forests. The wingspan of adult Isochorista panaeolana measures approximately 11 millimeters. The larvae of this moth feed on plants from the Eucalyptus genus, and they join together dead leaves that lie on the ground.

Photo: (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Reiner Richter · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Tortricidae › Isochorista

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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