Agonoxena phoenicia

Agonoxena phoenicia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Agonoxenidae (disputed)
Genus: Agonoxena
Species: A. phoenicia
Binomial name
Agonoxena phoenicia
Bradley, 1966
Synonyms
  • Agonoxena phoenicea

Agonoxena phoenicia is a moth of the Agonoxenidae family. It is found in Australia (Queensland).[1]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults are yellow, with a rust-coloured line along each forewing.

The larvae feed on Archontophoenix alexandrae. They live under the leaves of their host plant in thin silken web.[2]

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