Biology:Imbophorus aptalis
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Short description: Species of plume moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Imbophorus |
| Species: | I. aptalis
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| Imbophorus aptalis (Walker, 1864)
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Imbophorus aptalis is a species of moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia (from northern Queensland to southern New South Wales and south-western Australia), as well as the New Hebrides, Fiji and Tonga.[1]
The wingspan is about 17–25 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Astrotricha latifolia and Astrotricha floccosa.[3]
References
- ↑ Notes On South Pacific Pterophoridae
- ↑ Arenberger, E., 1991, Der Pterophorus-Komplex der Pterophoridenfauna Australiens (Lepidoptera)
- ↑ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (January 31, 2009). "Imbophorus aptalis". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080731020229/http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/pter/aptalis.html. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
Wikidata ☰ Q6003573 entry
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