Iropoca rotundata

Iropoca rotundata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lymantriidae
Genus: Iropoca
Species: I. rotundata
Binomial name
Iropoca rotundata
(Walker, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teara rotundata Walker, 1855
  • Anthela sydneyensis Strand, 1929

Iropoca rotundata is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Australia, including Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm for males while females are wingless. Males have a pattern of light and dark brown markings on the forewings and plain brown hindwings.

The larvae feed on the foliage of various Eucalyptus species.

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