Chrysoscota tanyphara

Chrysoscota tanyphara is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1940. It is found in Australia.[1] The habitat consists of rainforests.

Chrysoscota tanyphara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Chrysoscota
Species:
C. tanyphara
Binomial name
Chrysoscota tanyphara
Turner, 1940

The larvae probably feed on lichens.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Chrysoscota tanyphara Turner, 1940". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. Britton, David (12 October 2018). "Chrysoscota tanyphara Turner, 1940". Australian Museum. Retrieved 8 October 2019.


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