Doratifera quadriguttata
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Limacodidae |
Genus: | Doratifera |
Species: | D. quadriguttata
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Binomial name | |
Doratifera quadriguttata Walker, 1855
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Doratifera quadriguttata, the four-spotted cup moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Australia.
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The larvae feed on Tristaniopsis laurina, Lophostemon confertus, Rhizophora stylosa and Acacia and Eucalyptus species.[1]
References
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 December 2019). "Doratifera quadriguttata (Walker, 1855) Four-spotted Cup Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 19 March 2020.