Heliocausta floridula is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia,[2] New South Wales and Victoria.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Heliocausta |
| Species: | H. floridula
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| Heliocausta floridula Meyrick, 1913
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The wingspan is 25–35 mm. The forewings are rosy grey or dull rosy with a narrow bright rosy costal line. The extreme edge is whitish except towards the base. The stigmata is reddish, usually minute or more often absent. The hindwings are pale yellow.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Heliocausta floridula". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (31 December 2013). "Heliocausta floridula Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 70 (3-4): 110.
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