Sphyrelata amotella

Sphyrelata amotella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Sphyrelata
Species: S. amotella
Binomial name
Sphyrelata amotella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Oecophora amotella Walker, 1864
  • Sphyrelata laetifica Turner, 1917

Sphyrelata amotella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Australia (the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland)[1] and New Zealand.

The larvae damage cork.

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