Tachystola stenoptera

Tachystola stenoptera
Tachystola stenoptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Tachystola
Species: T. stenoptera
Binomial name
Tachystola stenoptera
(Meyrick, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Coesyra stenoptera Meyrick, 1884

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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