Iropoca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Lymantriinae
Tribe:
Lymantriini
Genus:
Iropoca

Turner, 1904
Species:
I. rotundata
Binomial name
Iropoca rotundata
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Teara rotundata Walker, 1855
  • Anthela sydneyensis Strand, 1929

Iropoca is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904. Its only species, Iropoca rotundata, the iropoca moth, was first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1][2][3] It is found in the Australian states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[4]

The wingspan is about 30 mm for males while females are wingless. Males have a pattern of light and dark brown markings on the forewings and plain brown hindwings.

The larvae feed on the foliage of various Eucalyptus species.

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (30 May 2011). "Iropoca Turner, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Iropoca​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Iropoca Turner, 1904". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 February 2019). "Iropoca rotundata (Walker, 1855) Iropoca Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 1 April 2020.


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