Biology:Tetracona amathealis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Tetracona |
| Species: | T. amathealis
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Tetracona amathealis is a species of snout moth in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859 based on material collected at Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia.[1]:348–349 It is found in New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded in Queensland, northern New South Wales and Western Australia.[2] The species was formerly placed in the genus Agrotera, but in a recent taxonomic revision it was transferred back to the re-instated genus Tetracona, of which it is the type species.[3]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The basal half of the forewings is golden and the marginal half grey. These two areas are divided by an orange submarginal band. The hindwings are grey with a gold inner margin.[2]
The caterpillars feed on Eucalyptus tereticornis, a plant of economic interest, which is why T. amathealis is sometimes considered a pest species.[2]
References
- ↑ Walker, Francis (1859). "Pyralites". List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, London 17: 255–508. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120189#page/275/mode/1up.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Agrotera amathealis (Walker, 1859)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/amathealis.html.
- ↑ Chen, Kai; Horak, Marianne; Du, Xicui; Zhang, Dandan (2017). "Revision of the Australian species of Agrotera Schrank (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)". Zootaxa 4362 (2): 213–224. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4362.2.2. PMID 29245425. https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/viewFile/zootaxa.4362.2.2/13156.
Wikidata ☰ Q13255477 entry
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