Opogona comptella

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
Synonyms
  • Tinea comptella

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. [1]

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. ^ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (13 September 2006). "Opogona comptella". uts.edu.au. http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/tine/comptel.html. Retrieved 2009-02-11. [dead link]
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