Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Oecophoridae Scientific name Stathmopoda melanochra | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stathmopoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Stathmopoda, Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Oecophoridae | ||
Stathmopoda melanochra is a species of moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Australia and New Zealand.
The moth is used as a pest control for the gum-tree scale, Eriococcus coriaceu.
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