Scieropepla typhicola
| Scieropepla typhicola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Scieropepla |
| Species: | S. typhicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Scieropepla typhicola Meyrick, 1885 | |
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Scieropepla typhicola is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1885. It is found in Australia (the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland) and New Zealand.
The larvae bore in the flower heads of Typha species (including Typha angustifolia).[1]
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