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Nacoleia rhoeoalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859.

Nacoleia rhoeoalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Nacoleia
Species:	N. rhoeoalis
Binomial name
Nacoleia rhoeoalis (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
Desmia rhoeoalis Walker, 1859 Nacoleia murcusalis Walker, 1859 Botys hypsidesalis Walker, 1859 Isopteryx sordidalis Walker, 1866 Samea distractalis Walker, 1869 Samea irruptalis Walker, 1866

The wingspan is about 10 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on the dead leaves of Eucalyptus species.

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