Morophaga clonodes
| Morophaga clonodes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Morophaga |
| Species: | M. clonodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Morophaga clonodes (Meyrick, 1893) | |
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Morophaga clonodes is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in eastern Australia, from Cape York to Sydney.
Adults have a speckled pattern of light and dark greyish-brown on the forewings, and plain brown hindwings.
The larvae tunnel in bracket fungi growing on trees in forests. Pupation takes place in the larval galleries.
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