| Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Surname |
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Xyloryctidae |
They do not have the close association with eucalyptus leaves that the oecophorin do. The larva feed on a variety of plant families. Most feed on trees and woody shrubs, but some feed on lichens. [n Aust. species] |
References:
Insects of Australia (Chapter 41: Lepidoptera)
E.S. Nielson and I.F.B. Common
CSIRO, Division of Entomology
1137pp (2 volumes), Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1999.
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Moths of Australia
Ian F.B. Common
Melbourne University Press, 1990
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