Philenora aspectalella

Philenora aspectalella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Philenora
Species: P. aspectalella
Binomial name
Philenora aspectalella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Oecophora aspectalella Walker, 1864
  • Tinea oecophorella Walker, 1866

Philenora aspectalella is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and the southern part of Western Australia).[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are white, with two jagged black bars across the forewings.[2]

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