Opogona dimidiatella

Opogona dimidiatella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Opogona
Species:
O. dimidiatella
Binomial name
Opogona dimidiatella
(Zeller, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Glyphipteryx dimidiatella Walker 1864
  • Lozostoma semisulphurea Stainton 1859

Opogona dimidiatella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in southern South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Réunion, India, Indonesia (Java), Sri Lanka and the Philippines.

They are known to attack sugarcane in the fields.

It's the type species of the genus Opogona.