Trigonocyttara clandestina

Trigonocyttara clandestina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Trigonocyttara
Turner, 1945
Species: T. clandestina
Binomial name
Trigonocyttara clandestina
Turner, 1945

Trigonocyttara clandestina is a moth in the Psychidae family, and the only species in the genus Trigonocyttara. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from southern Queensland[1] to Victoria.

The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs, including Eucalyptus, Callistemon and Acacia species, as well as Pinus radiata. They create a cylindrical larval case, with one or two twigs attached to it.[2]

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