Austrocarea iocephala

Austrocarea iocephala is a moth of the family Nolidae. It is found in New South Wales and Norfolk Island.

Austrocarea iocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nolidae
Genus:
Austrocarea
Species:
A. iocephala
Binomial name
Austrocarea iocephala
(Turner, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Maurilia iocephala Turner, 1902
  • Austrocarea millsi Holloway, 1977

The moths can be found on the tree Ungeria floribunda on Norfolk Island.[1]

References
  1. J.D. Holloway Lepidoptera of Norfolk Island. Their Biogeography and Ecology (1977), p. 77, at Google Books
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