Australartona mirabilis
Australartona mirabilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Zygaenidae |
Genus: | Australartona Tarmann, 2005 |
Species: | A. mirabilis |
Binomial name | |
Australartona mirabilis Tarmann, 2005 | |
Australartona mirabilis is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in southern temperate mountain rainforests in New South Wales and southern Queensland. The length of the forewings is 8-8.5 mm. It is a weak flyer. Adults are on wing during the day. The larvae probably feed on Tetrarrhena juncea. Adults feed on flower nectar of Helichrysum species.[1]
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