Stathmopoda crocophanes is a moth of the Stathmopodidae family. It is found in Australia in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Stathmopodidae |
Genus: | Stathmopoda |
Species: | S. crocophanes
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Binomial name | |
Stathmopoda crocophanes Meyrick, 1897
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The wingspan is about 0.4 in (10 mm).
The larvae live in dead leaf litter. They feed on dead leaf litter from various plants, including Eucalyptus species.
Taxonomy
editSome authors treat it as a synonym of Stathmopoda auriferella.
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