Nemophora topazias

Nemophora topazias
Nemophora topazias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Nemophora
Species: N. topazias
Binomial name
Nemophora topazias
(Meyrick, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Nemotois topazias Meyrick, 1893

Nemophora topazias is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Acacia baileyana. It constructs an ovate, portable case of flower fragments in the leaf litter beneath the host plant.

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