Biology:Wiseana
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Wiseana is a genus of ghost moths, collectively known as porina,[1] of the family Hepialidae. There are seven described species, all endemic to New Zealand.[2] Some species of this genus are a major pest in New Zealand exotic pastures.[1][3] It is impossible to distinguish species at the larval/caterpillar stage without DNA technology, however adult porina moth species can be visually distinguished.[3]
The genus was first identified by Pierre Viette in 1961, who recognised a distinction between the New Zealand members of the genus Oxycanus and those occurring in Australia and New Guinea.[4]
Species
- Wiseana cervinata (Walker, 1865)
- Recorded food plants: Trifolium, various grasses.
- Wiseana copularis (Meyrick, 1912)
- Wiseana fuliginea (Butler, 1879)
- Wiseana jocosa (Meyrick, 1912)
- Larva feeds on grasses
- Wiseana mimica (Philpott, 1923)
- Wiseana signata (Walker, 1856)
- Larva feeds on grasses
- Wiseana umbraculata (Guenée, 1868)
- Larva feeds on grasses
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Atijegbe, Sylvester Richard (2019). Niche differentiation within the Wiseana (porina) species complex: pasture pests of New Zealand (PhD thesis). Lincoln University. hdl:10182/10894.
- ↑ Grehan, J.R.; Mielke, C.G.C.; Turner, J.R.G.; Nielsen, S.E. (2023). "A revised world catalogue of ghost moths (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae), with taxonomic and biological annotations". ZooNova. 27: 1–313.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "AgPest » Porina" (in en-US). http://agpest.co.nz/?pesttypes=porina.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q127586923
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q543186 entry
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