''Imbophorus aptalis'' is a species of
moth of the family
Pterophoridae. It is found in
Australia
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(from northern
Queensland to southern
New South Wales and south-western Australia), as well as the
New Hebrides,
Fiji
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and
Tonga.
The
wingspan is about 17–25 mm.
The larvae feed on ''
Astrotricha latifolia
''Astrotricha latifolia'', known as the broad-leaf star hair, is a plant found in eastern Australia. A shrub usually seen around 3 metres tall. Though it can grow to 9 metres tall and be an imposing small tree in the eucalyptus understorey.
The ...
'' and ''
Astrotricha floccosa''.
References
Pterophorini
Moths of Australia
Moths described in 1864
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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