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Homoeosoma vagella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Pyralidae

Genus
  
Homoeosoma

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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The Macadamia flower caterpillar (Homoeosoma vagella) is a species of snout moth in the genus Homoeosoma. It was described by Zeller in 1848. It is found in Australia.

The larvae feed on Macadamia ternifolia. They destroy the flowers of their host plant.

References

Homoeosoma vagella Wikipedia