Heliocausta floridula

Heliocausta floridula is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.^[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia,^[2] New South Wales and Victoria.

Heliocausta floridula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Heliocausta
Species:	H. floridula
Binomial name
Heliocausta floridula Meyrick, 1913
Synonyms
Machimia metaxantha Turner, 1946

The wingspan is 25–35 mm. The forewings are rosy grey or dull rosy with a narrow bright rosy costal line. The extreme edge is whitish except towards the base. The stigmata is reddish, usually minute or more often absent. The hindwings are pale yellow.^[3]