Agonoxena phoenicia
Agonoxena phoenicia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Agonoxenidae (disputed) |
Genus: | Agonoxena |
Species: | A. phoenicia |
Binomial name | |
Agonoxena phoenicia Bradley, 1966 | |
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Agonoxena phoenicia is a moth of the Agonoxenidae family. It is found in Australia (Queensland).[1]
The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults are yellow, with a rust-coloured line along each forewing.
The larvae feed on Archontophoenix alexandrae. They live under the leaves of their host plant in thin silken web.[2]