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Australian mallee moths and their relatives (824 words) |
 | Mallee moths and their close relatives in the family Oecophoridae represent one of the most remarkable evolutionary radiations in the Australian environment because there are so many species. |
| Several species may sometimes damage pasture crops, some damage damp and rotting wood, and two introduced species of Oecophoridae are sometimes pests of stored produce. |
| Four new species of Telanepsia Turner (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) with larvae feeding on koala and possum scats. |
| Australian mallee moths and their relatives (824 words) |
| The labial palps of Eclecta aurorella (Family Depressariidae) have the same shape as those in Oecophoridae. |
| Species belonging to Oecophoridae occur all over the world, and in Australia they have diversified so that they make up the second largest family of organisms on the continent. |
| Most Oecophoridae are small, with a wingspan between 8 mm - 30 mm. |
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