Scieropepla typhicola

Scieropepla typhicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Scieropepla
Species: S. typhicola
Binomial name
Scieropepla typhicola
Meyrick, 1885
Synonyms
  • Scieropepla typicola

Scieropepla typhicola is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1885. It is found in Australia (the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland) and New Zealand.

The larvae bore in the flower heads of Typha species (including Typha angustifolia).[1]

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