Orthaga seminivea
Species of moth
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Orthaga seminivea is a species of snout moth in the genus Orthaga. It is found in Australia.[1]
| Orthaga seminivea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Orthaga |
| Species: | O. seminivea |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthaga seminivea (Warren, 1895) | |
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are white with a dark brown pattern.
The larvae feed on Glochidion ferdinandi. They live in a shelter of leaves joined by silk.[2]
