Stathmopoda melanochra

Stathmopoda melanochra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Stathmopoda
Species: S. melanochra
Binomial name
Stathmopoda melanochra
Meyrick, 1897

Stathmopoda melanochra is a species of moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Australia and New Zealand.

The moth is used as a pest control for the gum-tree scale, Eriococcus coriaceu.

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