Tachystola stenoptera
| Tachystola stenoptera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Tachystola |
| Species: | T. stenoptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Tachystola stenoptera (Meyrick, 1884) | |
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Tachystola stenoptera is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
The larvae live in a flattened silk case between tied dead leaves. They feed on dead leaves of Eucalyptus bicostata, Eucalyptus populnea, Eucalyptus melliodora and other Eucalyptus species.
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