2011-04-23

Heliocausta episarca

Euchaetis iozona

Euchaetis iozona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Oecophorinae
Genus:
Species: E. iozona
Binomial name
Euchaetis iozona
(Lower, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Heliocausta iozona Lower, 1893
  • Heliocausta episarca Lower, 1903

Euchaetis iozona is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is known from New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.

The larvae feed on the green leaves of Eucalyptus species. They live in a silken tube between tied green leaves.

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Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euchaetis_iozona