Opogona comptella

Opogona comptella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Opogona
Species: O. comptella
Binomial name
Opogona comptella
(Walker, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea comptella Walker, 1864

Opogona comptella is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found from southern Queensland to Tasmania as well as in New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on the bark of Salix vitellina and the galls of Acacia dealbata (caused by the rust fungus Uromycladium tepperianum) and Acacia melanoxylon (caused by the fly Cecidomyia acaciaelongifoliae).

References

  1. "Opogona comptella". Butterfly House. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (13 September 2006). "Opogona comptella". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-11.


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