Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Adelidae Scientific name Nemophora topazias | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Nemophora Rank Species | |
Nemophora topazias is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Acacia baileyana. It constructs an ovate, portable case of flower fragments in the leaf litter beneath the host plant.
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