Chrysonoma fascialis

Chrysonoma fascialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Chrysonoma
Species: C. fascialis
Binomial name
Chrysonoma fascialis
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena fascialis Fabricius, 1775
  • Tortrix bimaculana Donovan, 1805
  • Oecophora bimaculella Newman, 1856

Chrysonoma fascialis is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is known from Australia and Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have yellow forewings, each with three dark brown stripes. The hindwings are brown.[2]

The larvae feed on the green leaves of Eucalyptus and Lophostemon species. They live in flattened portable cases, made from silk and bits of leaf.

References

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