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Iropoca

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Iropoca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Lymantriini
Genus: Iropoca
Turner, 1904
Species:
I. rotundata
Binomial name
Iropoca rotundata
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Teara rotundata Walker, 1855
  • Anthela sydneyensis Strand, 1929

Iropoca is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904. Its only species, Iropoca rotundata, the iropoca moth, was first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1][2][3] It is found in the Australian states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[4]

The wingspan is about 30 mm for males while females are wingless.

The larvae feed on the foliage of various Eucalyptus species.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (30 May 2011). "Iropoca Turner, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Iropoca​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Iropoca Turner, 1904". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 February 2019). "Iropoca rotundata (Walker, 1855) Iropoca Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 1 April 2020.