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Turneriprocris

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Turneriprocris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Subfamily: Procridinae
Genus: Turneriprocris
Bryk, 1936
Species:
T. dolens
Binomial name
Turneriprocris dolens
(Walker, 1854)[1]
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Neoprocris Turner, A.J. 1926

Species:

  • Procris dolens Walker, 1854
  • Neoprocris dolens
  • Pollanisus dolens

Turneriprocris is a genus of moths in the family Zygaenidae. It contains only one species, Turneriprocris dolens, which is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

The length of the forewings is 5.5–6.5 mm for males.[2]

The larvae feed on Leptospermum myrsinoides and Leptospermum juniperinum.

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