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Snellenia lineata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Oecophoridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Snellenia

Snellenia lineata

The lycid-mimicking moth (Snellenia lineata) is a species of moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found Australia in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The wings are brown, the hindwings shading to black at the margins. The thorax is brown, and the abdomen is black. The antennae have filamentous tips. Adults feed at flowers and are often found near poisonous Lycidae beetles of the Metriorrhynchus genus, which they mimic.

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Snellenia lineata Wikipedia