Roscidotoga callicomae

Roscidotoga callicomae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the south-eastern coast of New South Wales and in Queensland.[1]

Roscidotoga callicomae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nepticulidae
Genus:
Roscidotoga
Species:
R. callicomae
Binomial name
Roscidotoga callicomae
Hoare, 2000

The larvae feed on Callicoma serratifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. A new species of the endemic Australian genus Roscidotoga Hoare from rainforests in southern Queensland (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
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