Choreutis periploca

Choreutis periploca
Mission Beach, Queensland, 13/14 January 2016
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Choreutis
Species: C. periploca
Binomial name
Choreutis periploca
(Turner, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Simaethis periploca Turner, 1913

Choreutis periploca is a species of moth of the Choreutidae family.[1] It is found in Queensland.

Adults have forewings with a complex pattern of orange, brown, white and grey. The hindwings are a plain brown.

References

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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