Alucita phricodes

Alucita phricodes

''Alucita phricodes'' is a species of moth of the Alucitidae family. It is found from the Atherton Tableland in Queensland to Batemans Bay in New South Wales. The wingspan is about 10 mm. The larvae feed on the buds and flowers of ''Pandorea jasminoides'' and ''Pandorea pandorana''.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyAlucitidae
GenusAlucita
SpeciesA. phricodes
Photographed in
Australia