Heliocausta floridula

Heliocausta floridula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Heliocausta
Species: H. floridula
Binomial name
Heliocausta floridula
Meyrick, 1913
Synonyms
  • Machimia metaxantha Turner, 1946

Heliocausta floridula is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia,[2] New South Wales and Victoria.

The wingspan is 25–35 mm. The forewings are rosy-grey or dull rosy with a narrow bright rosy costal line. The extreme edge is whitish except towards the base. The stigmata is reddish, usually minute or more often absent. The hindwings are pale yellow.[3]

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