Thudaca mimodora

Thudaca mimodora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Thudaca
Species:	T. mimodora
Binomial name
	Thudaca mimodora; Meyrick, 1892

Thudaca mimodora is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales,^[2] Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have satin-white wings with two brown diagonal stripes and a brown border around each forewing.^[3]

The larvae feed on the new shoots of Leptospermum. They are green and live in a slight web. The pupa is attached to a leaf by a cremaster and sticks out. It is unprotected by a cocoon.

References[]

^ Australian Faunal Directory
^ Thudaca at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
^ lepidoptera.butterflyhouse

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[1] Australian Faunal Directory

[2] Thudaca at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.

[3] tera.butterflyhouse

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