Oncopera tindalei
| Oncopera tindalei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Oncopera |
| Species: | O. tindalei |
| Binomial name | |
| Oncopera tindalei Common, 1966 | |
Oncopera tindalei is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in New South Wales, Australia.[1] It was named after Australian entomologist Norman Tindale.
The larvae are subterranean and probably feed on the roots and bases of grasses in native and sown pastures.[2]
References
- ^ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391.
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory