Abantiades argyrosticha | |
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Abantiades argyrosticha, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Abantiades |
Species: | A. argyrosticha
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Binomial name | |
Abantiades argyrosticha | |
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Abantiades argyrosticha is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1929 (as Trictena argyrosticha), [3] and is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland. [4]
The wingspan is about 100 mm.
The larvae live underground, where they feeds on the roots of various trees, including Casuarina and Eucalyptus species. [5]
Abantiades argyrosticha | |
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Abantiades argyrosticha, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Abantiades |
Species: | A. argyrosticha
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Binomial name | |
Abantiades argyrosticha | |
Synonyms | |
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Abantiades argyrosticha is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1929 (as Trictena argyrosticha), [3] and is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland. [4]
The wingspan is about 100 mm.
The larvae live underground, where they feeds on the roots of various trees, including Casuarina and Eucalyptus species. [5]