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Heliocausta floridula

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Oecophoridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Heliocausta

Heliocausta floridula is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.

The wingspan is 25–35 mm. The forewings are rosy-grey or dull rosy with a narrow bright rosy costal line. The extreme edge is whitish except towards the base. The stigmata is reddish, usually minute or more often absent. The hindwings are pale yellow.

References

Heliocausta floridula Wikipedia