Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tineidae Scientific name Morophaga clonodes | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Morophaga Rank Species | |
Morophaga clonodes is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in eastern Australia, from Cape York to Sydney.
Adults have a speckled pattern of light and dark greyish-brown on the forewings, and plain brown hindwings.
The larvae tunnel in bracket fungi growing on trees in forests. Pupation takes place in the larval galleries.
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