Biology:Abantiades argyrosticha
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Short description: Species of moth
| Abantiades argyrosticha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Abantiades |
| Species: | A. argyrosticha
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| Binomial name | |
| Abantiades argyrosticha (Turner, 1929)[1]
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Abantiades argyrosticha is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Turner in 1929 (as Trictena argyrosticha),[3] and is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland.[4]
The wingspan is about 100 mm.
The larvae live underground, where they feeds on the roots of various trees, including Casuarina and Eucalyptus species.[5]
References
- ↑ Simonsen, Thomas (March 2018) (in en). Splendid Ghost Moths and Their Allies: A Revision of Australian Abantiades, Oncopera, Aenetus, Archaeoaenetus and Zelotypia (Hepialidae). Csiro Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4863-0748-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=udFNDwAAQBAJ. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella. "Abantiades argyrosticha". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hepi/argyrosticha.html.
- ↑ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )". Journal of Natural History 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. http://johngrehan.net/files/1013/8578/1218/Nielsen_et_al_2000_Hepialidae.pdf.
- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
- ↑ Australian Insects
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7841312 entry
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