Thudaca mimodora
Thudaca mimodora is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales,[2] Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Thudaca |
| Species: | T. mimodora |
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have satin-white wings with two brown diagonal stripes and a brown border around each forewing.[3]
The larvae feed on the new shoots of Leptospermum. They are green and live in a slight web. The pupa is attached to a leaf by a cremaster and sticks out. It is unprotected by a cocoon.
References
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Thudaca at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- lepidoptera.butterflyhouse
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