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Morophaga clonodes

Synonyms: Scardia clonodes; Scardia maculosa; Scardia porphyrea

Wikipedia Abstract

Morophaga clonodes is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in eastern Australia, from Cape York to Sydney. Adults have a speckled pattern of light and dark greyish-brown on the forewings, and plain brown hindwings. The larvae tunnel in bracket fungi growing on trees in forests. Pupation takes place in the larval galleries.
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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