Biology:Paraepermenia
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Paraepermenia Gaedike, 1968
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| Species: | P. santaliella
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Paraepermenia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Epermeniidae described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1968. Its only species, Paraepermenia santaliella, the quandong moth,[1] was described by the same author in the same year.[2] It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Victoria.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Santalum acuminatum (quandong).[3]
References
- ↑ Ferguson, Kaye & Bailey, Peter (December 2001). "Integrated Pest Management of Quandong Moth". Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Paraepermenia santaliella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=127877.
- ↑ Gaedike, Reinhard, 1968: http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pi/pdf/10(3)-599.pdf "Revision der Epermeniidae Australiens und Ozeaniens (Lepidoptera: Epermeniidae)". Pacific Insects. 10 (3-4): 599-627.
Wikidata ☰ Q13856640 entry
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