- Morophaga clonodes
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Morophaga clonodes Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Tineidae Genus: Morophaga Species: M. clonodes Binomial name Morophaga clonodes
(Meyrick, 1893)Synonyms - Scardia clonodes Meyrick, 1893
- Scardia porphyrea Lower, 1903
- Scardia maculosa Diakonoff, 1949
Morophaga clonodes is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in eastern Australia, from Cape York to Sydney.
Adults have a speckled pattern of light and dark greyish-brown on the forewings, and plain brown hindwings.
The larvae tunnel in bracket fungi growing on trees in forests. Pupation takes place in the larval galleries.
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