| Uresiphita ornithopteralis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Uresiphita |
| Species: | U. ornithopteralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Uresiphita ornithopteralis (Guénée, 1854) |
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The Tree Lucerne Moth (Uresiphita ornithopteralis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 30 mm. [1]
The larvae feed on Cytisus scoparius and other Fabaceae species like Genista monspessulana and Hovea species.