Thudaca mimodora

Thudaca mimodora is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales,[2] Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.

Thudaca mimodora
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T. mimodora
Binomial name
Thudaca mimodora

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have satin-white wings with two brown diagonal stripes and a brown border around each forewing.[3]

The larvae feed on the new shoots of Leptospermum. They are green and live in a slight web. The pupa is attached to a leaf by a cremaster and sticks out. It is unprotected by a cocoon.

References

  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Thudaca at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  3. lepidoptera.butterflyhouse


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