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Orthaga seminivea

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Species of moth

Orthaga seminivea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Orthaga
Species: O. seminivea
Binomial name
Orthaga seminivea
(Warren, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Stericta seminivea Warren, 1895
  • Stericta chionopa Lower, 1896

Orthaga seminivea is a species of snout moth in the genus Orthaga. It is found in Australia.

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.

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. 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.
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
Taxon identifiers
Orthaga seminivea


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