Iropoca rotundata
| Iropoca rotundata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lymantriidae |
| Genus: | Iropoca |
| Species: | I. rotundata |
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| Iropoca rotundata (Walker, 1855)[1] | |
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Iropoca rotundata is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Australia, including Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm for males while females are wingless. Males have a pattern of light and dark brown markings on the forewings and plain brown hindwings.
The larvae feed on the foliage of various Eucalyptus species.
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