Limnaecia melanoma is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.[2]
Limnaecia melanoma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Limnaecia |
Species: | L. melanoma
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Binomial name | |
Limnaecia melanoma (Lower, 1897)
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The wingspan is about 22 mm (0.87 in). The forewings white and the hindwings are fuscous.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Limnaecia". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 14 August 2020 – via FUNET.
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales