Tachystola hemisema (Meyrick, 1885) is a animal in the Oecophoridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tachystola hemisema (Meyrick, 1885)

Tachystola hemisema (Meyrick, 1885)

Tachystola hemisema is an Oecophoridae moth native to Australia that is invasive in New Zealand and the US.

Family
Genus
Tachystola
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Tachystola hemisema (Meyrick, 1885)

Tachystola hemisema (Meyrick, 1885) is a moth species that belongs to the family Oecophoridae. The species is native to Australia, and it is an invasive species in New Zealand and the United States. It was most likely introduced to these non-native regions through imported Australian plants.

Photo: (c) Nigel Main, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nigel Main · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Oecophoridae Tachystola

More from Oecophoridae

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

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