Xylorycta luteotactella
Species of moth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xylorycta luteotactella, commonly known as the macadamia twig girdler, is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is found in Australia. The caterpillars cause economic damage to waratah and macadamia crops, the former by disfiguring the developing flowerheads.[1]
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Xylorycta luteotactella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Xylorycta |
Species: | X. luteotactella |
Binomial name | |
Xylorycta luteotactella (Walker, 1864) | |
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