Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tineidae Scientific name Opogona omoscopa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Opogona Rank Species | |
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Similar Opogona, Monopis crocicapitella, Niditinea fuscella, Opogona sacchari, Cosmopterix attenuatella | ||
Distribution
It is found in western Australia, New Zealand, south-east Asia, in Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa and several islands of the Indian Ocean. It is also one of the few species that had been recorded on the remote island of Île Amsterdam of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. It is an introduced species in the United States, Europe and the United Kingdom.
Biology
The wingspan is about 15 mm.
The larvae feed on various types of decaying vegetation including rotting wood, cork, compost, rhubarb, gladioli corms and pineapple roots. Host-plants include: Persea sp. (Lauraceae), Limonium sp. (Plumbaginaceae), Cyclamen sp. (Myrsinaceae), Thuja sp. (Cupressaceae), Fuchsia sp. (Onagraceae), Saccharum sp. (Poaceae) and Quercus suber (Fagaceae).
References
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