Meyrickella torquesauria

Meyrickella torquesauria is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1892. It is found in Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.

Meyrickella torquesauria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Meyrickella
Species:
M. torquesauria
Binomial name
Meyrickella torquesauria
Synonyms
  • Prionophora torquesauria

The wingspan is about 20 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Callitris columellaris.

References
  1. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 April 2013). "Meyrickella torquesauria (T.P. Lucas, 1892)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 21 July 2020.


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