Meyrickella torquesauria

Meyrickella torquesauria is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1892. It is found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.

Meyrickella torquesauria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Meyrickella
Species:
M. torquesauria
Binomial name
Meyrickella torquesauria
Synonyms
  • Prionophora torquesauria

The wingspan is about 20 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Callitris columellaris.

References

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  1. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 April 2013). "Meyrickella torquesauria (T.P. Lucas, 1892)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 21 July 2020.