Oncopera mitocera explained

Oncopera mitocera is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in Queensland, Australia.^[1]

The wingspan is about . Adults have wings with little discernible pattern.^[2]

The larvae are subterranean and feed on the roots and bases of grasses in native and sown pastures,^[3] including Digitaria, Panicum and Setaria.

Notes and References

1. Nielsen . Ebbe S. . Robinson . Gaden S. . Wagner . David L. . 2000 . Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera). Journal of Natural History . 34 . 6 . 823–878 . 10.1080/002229300299282 . 86004391 .
2. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hepi/mitocera.html Australian Insects
3. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Oncopera_mitocera Australian Faunal Directory