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Oligophlebia igniflua

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Oligophlebia igniflua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Oligophlebia
Species:
O. igniflua
Binomial name
Oligophlebia igniflua
(T.P. Lucas, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Sesia igniflua Lucas, 1894
  • Diapyra igniflua
  • Glossecia igniflua
  • Pennisetia igniflua

Oligophlebia igniflua is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is only known from the Brisbane district in Queensland, but the distribution of its known host-plant suggests that it will ultimately be found to occur in other rainforest areas in Queensland and the Northern Territory.

The length of the forewings is about 6 mm for males and 6–7 for females.

The larvae tunnel the trunk of the rainforest tree Elaeocarpus grandis. Pupation takes place in the bark.

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