Tipanaea patulella

Tipanaea patulella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Tipanaea
Species: T. patulella
Binomial name
Tipanaea patulella
Walker, 1863[1]
Synonyms
  • Scirpophaga exsanguis Meyrick, 1882

Tipanaea patulella is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is known from Australia, where it is found from Queensland to Tasmania.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are white.[2]

The larvae are thought to bore into the stems of Juncus species.

References

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