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Hestiochora continentalis

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Hestiochora continentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Hestiochora
Species:
H. continentalis
Binomial name
Hestiochora continentalis
Tarmann, 2005

Hestiochora continentalis is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Australia from southern Queensland through New South Wales to Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.

The length of the forewings is 7.5–8.5 mm for males and 8.5–10 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus fasciculosa.

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