Roscidotoga callicomae

Roscidotoga callicomae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Roscidotoga
Species: R. callicomae
Binomial name
Roscidotoga callicomae
Hoare, 2000

Roscidotoga callicomae is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found along the south-eastern coast of New South Wales and in Queensland.[1]

The larvae feed on Callicoma serratifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ↑ A new species of the endemic Australian genus Roscidotoga Hoare from rainforests in southern Queensland (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
Wikispecies has information related to: Roscidotoga callicomae
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roscidotoga callicomae.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/14/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.