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Sympycnodes rhaptodes

Sympycnodes rhaptodes is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria to Queensland and possibly the Northern Territory. It is found in a wide range of habitats, including subalpine areas, as well as wet and dry sclerophyll forests.

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Sympycnodes rhaptodes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Sympycnodes
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S. rhaptodes
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Sympycnodes rhaptodes
Turner, 1942

Sympycnodes rhaptodes is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria to Queensland and possibly the Northern Territory. It is found in a wide range of habitats, including subalpine areas, as well as wet and dry sclerophyll forests.

The wingspan is 24–41 mm for males and 37–54 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to March.1

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References

  1. Kallies, A. & D.J. Hilton, 2012: Revision of Cossinae and small Zeuzerinae from Australia (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). Zootaxa 3454: 1-62. Abstract: [1].