Neomachlotica spiraea
Neomachlotica spiraea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Yponomeutoidea |
Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
Genus: | Neomachlotica |
Species: | N. spiraea |
Binomial name | |
Neomachlotica spiraea Heppner, 1981 | |
Neomachlotica spiraea is a species of sedge moths in the genus Neomachlotica. It was described by Heppner in 1891.[1] It is found in Florida.[2]
The length of the forewings is 3.2–4 mm. Adults are dark fuscous with purple iridescence. Adults are on wing from January to March and in May.[3]
The larvae feed on Boehmeria cylindrica. They are pale with a black head.
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