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Oncopera rufobrunnea

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Oncopera rufobrunnea is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia.[1][2]

The larvae are subterranean and feed on roots and bases of grasses in native and sown pastures.[3]

The males have a smaller wingspan than the females, measuring 5 cm and 6 cm respectively.[4]

References

  1. ^ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391.
  2. ^ "Oncopera rufobrunnea". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  3. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  4. ^ "Oncopera rufobrunnea". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
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Oncopera rufobrunnea: Brief Summary

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Oncopera rufobrunnea is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia.

The larvae are subterranean and feed on roots and bases of grasses in native and sown pastures.

The males have a smaller wingspan than the females, measuring 5 cm and 6 cm respectively.

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