Trigonocyttara clandestina Turner, 1945 is a animal in the Psychidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Trigonocyttara clandestina Turner, 1945 (Trigonocyttara clandestina Turner, 1945)
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Trigonocyttara clandestina Turner, 1945

Trigonocyttara clandestina Turner, 1945

Trigonocyttara clandestina is the only species in the genus Trigonocyttara, a Psychidae moth found in Australia.

Family
Genus
Trigonocyttara
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Trigonocyttara clandestina Turner, 1945

Trigonocyttara clandestina (described by Turner in 1945) is a moth species that belongs to the Psychidae family. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Trigonocyttara. This species is distributed in Australia, with recorded occurrences ranging from southern Queensland to Victoria. The larvae of Trigonocyttara clandestina construct a cylindrical case that has one or two twigs attached to it.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Psychidae Trigonocyttara

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