Euchaetis iozona

Euchaetis iozona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Euchaetis
Species:	E. iozona
Binomial name
	Euchaetis iozona; (Lower, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
	Heliocausta iozona Lower, 1893; Heliocausta episarca Lower, 1903;

Euchaetis iozona is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is known from New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are dull ochreous-reddish with the costal edge bright carmine throughout and with a dull purplish-fuscous moderate transverse oblique fascia from just beneath the costa at one-third to beyond the middle of the inner margin, broadest below. There is a purplish-fuscous discal spot at two-thirds in the middle and a very faintly indicated fuscous line from the costa at three-fourths, then curved outwards and ending at the anal angle. The hindwings are pale ochreous.[2]

The larvae feed on the green leaves of Eucalyptus species. They live in a silken tube between tied green leaves.

References

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[1] Australian Faunal Directory

[2] Trans. R. Soc. S. Austr. 27 : 220