Oncopera alpina

(Oncopera alpina)

Description

Oncopera alpina is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Victoria. The larvae are subterranean and feed on roots and bases of snow grasses (Poa species).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Hepialidae

Genus:Oncopera

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