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Homoeosoma vagella (Macademia flower caterpillar)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Macadamia flower caterpillar (Homoeosoma vagella) is a species of snout moth in the genus Homoeosoma. It was described by Zeller in 1848. It is found in Australia. The larvae feed on Macadamia ternifolia. They destroy the flowers of their host plant.
View Wikipedia Record: Homoeosoma vagella

Prey / Diet

Macadamia integrifolia (macadamia nut)[1]

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0