Hestiochora tricolor
| Hestiochora tricolor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Hestiochora |
| Species: | H. tricolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Hestiochora tricolor (Walker, 1854) | |
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Hestiochora tricolor is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in the southern half of Australia, including Tasmania.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The adults are rather wasp-like. They have black bodies with white bands, and a red collar around their heads. The wings are black but lose the scales readily to become partly transparent.
The larvae feed on Myrtaceae species, including Syncarpia glomulifera and Eucalyptus species.
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