Oncopera parva

Oncopera parva is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Queensland.[1]

Oncopera parva
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukarya
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hepialidae
Genus:
Oncopera
Species:
O. parva
Binomial name
Oncopera parva
Tindale, 1933
Synonyms
  • Oncopera argentata Tindale, 1933

The larvae are subterranean, but emerge from the soil to feed. They probably feed on fallen leaves.[2]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory


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