Orthaga seminivea is a species of snout moth in the genus Orthaga. It is found in Australia.[2]
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| Orthaga seminivea (Warren, 1895)
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are white with a dark brown pattern.
The larvae feed on Glochidion ferdinandi. They live in a shelter of leaves joined by silk.[3]
References
edit- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Orthaga seminivea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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