Iropoca

Iropoca is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904. Its only species, Iropoca rotundata, the iropoca moth, was first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1][2][3] It is found in the Australian states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[4]

Iropoca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Lymantriinae
Tribe:
Lymantriini
Genus:
Iropoca

Turner, 1904
Species:
I. rotundata
Binomial name
Iropoca rotundata
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Teara rotundata Walker, 1855
  • Anthela sydneyensis Strand, 1929

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.

References
  1. Savela, Markku (30 May 2011). "Iropoca Turner, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Iropoca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Iropoca Turner, 1904". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 February 2019). "Iropoca rotundata (Walker, 1855) Iropoca Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 1 April 2020.


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