''Euchaetis metallota'' is a
moth of the family
Oecophoridae. It is found in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, where it has been recorded from
Queensland,
New South Wales, the
Australian Capital Territory,
Victoria,
South Australia and
Western Australia.
The
wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on ''
Eucalyptus vernicosa
''Eucalyptus vernicosa'', commonly known as varnished gum, is a species of shrub or a mallee that is endemic to mountainous areas of Tasmania. It has smooth greyish bark, crowded, egg-shaped to elliptical or round leaves, flower buds singly or in ...
''. Feeding from inside a gall.
References
Moths described in 1883
Euchaetis
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