Iropoca
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Lymantriini |
| Genus: | Turner, 1904 |
| Species: | I. rotundata |
| Binomial name | |
| Iropoca rotundata (Walker, 1855) | |
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Iropoca is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904. Its only species, Iropoca rotundata, the iropoca moth, was first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1][2][3] It is found in the Australian states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[4]
The wingspan is about 30 mm for males while females are wingless.
The larvae feed on the foliage of various Eucalyptus species.
References
- ^ Savela, Markku (30 May 2011). "Iropoca Turner, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Iropoca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Iropoca Turner, 1904". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 February 2019). "Iropoca rotundata (Walker, 1855) Iropoca Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 1 April 2020.