Lepidoscia protorna (Meyrick, 1893) is a animal in the Psychidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lepidoscia protorna (Meyrick, 1893)

Lepidoscia protorna (Meyrick, 1893)

Lepidoscia protorna is a Psychidae moth native to Australia, found in New Zealand since 1978.

Family
Genus
Lepidoscia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Lepidoscia protorna (Meyrick, 1893)

Lepidoscia protorna is a moth belonging to the Psychidae family. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1893. This species is native to Australia, and it has been found in New Zealand since 1978.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Psychidae Lepidoscia

More from Psychidae

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

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