Oligophlebia igniflua
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Oligophlebia igniflua | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Oligophlebia |
Species: | O. igniflua |
Binomial name | |
Oligophlebia igniflua (T.P. Lucas, 1893) | |
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Oligophlebia igniflua is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is only known from the Brisbane district in Queensland, but the distribution of its known host-plant suggests that it will ultimately be found to occur in other rainforest areas in Queensland and the Northern Territory.
The length of the forewings is about 6 mm for males and 6–7 for females.
The larvae tunnel the trunk of the rainforest tree Elaeocarpus grandis. Pupation takes place in the bark.
External links[edit]
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- Australian Faunal Directory
- Moths of Australia
- Classification of the Superfamily Sesioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia)