Roscidotoga lamingtonia

Roscidotoga lamingtonia is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales (the McPherson Range).

Roscidotoga lamingtonia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Roscidotoga
Species:
R. lamingtonia
Binomial name
Roscidotoga lamingtonia
Van Nieukerken, Van den Berg & Hoare, 2011

The wingspan is 5–5.1 mm for males.[1]

The larvae feed on Sloanea woollsii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

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The species name is derived from the type locality, Lamington National Park.

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