Biology:Feredayia graminosa
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Short description: Species of moth
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The mahoe stripper or green mahoe moth (Feredayia graminosa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] This moth was first described by Francis Walker in 1857 as Erana graminosa.[2]
Adults are on wing from October to January.[citation needed]
The larvae feed on the leaves of the native mahoe tree, Melicytus ramiflorus.[citation needed]
Feredayia graminosa is a known host of species within the fly genus Pales.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Feredayia graminosa (Walker, 1857)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/8cdf9828-b7c3-4a2a-b58f-8d4269b204a3. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ↑ Walker, Francis (1857). "Part XI - Noctuidae" (in en). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum pt. 11: 494–764. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.58221. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39340070.
- ↑ Schnitzler, F-R. "Tachinidae of New Zealand. Genus Pales". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/plants-animals-fungi/animals/invertebrates/systematics/tachinidae/factsheets/pales. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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