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Tipanaea patulella

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Species of moth

Tipanaea patulella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Tipanaea
Species: T. patulella
Binomial name
Tipanaea patulella
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • Scirpophaga exsanguis Meyrick, 1882

Tipanaea patulella is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is known from Australia, where it is found from Queensland to Tasmania.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are white.

The larvae are thought to bore into the stems of Juncus species.

References

  1. "Species Tipanaea patulella Walker, 1863". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "Tipanaea patulella Walker, 1863". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Tipanaea patulella


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