Oncopera epargyra
Oncopera epargyra is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Queensland.[1]
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The larvae are subterranean and emerge from the soil to feed. They probably feed on fallen leaves.[2]
References
- Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391.
- Australian Faunal Directory
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