Abantiades argyrosticha

Abantiades argyrosticha is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Turner in 1929 (as Trictena argyrosticha),[3] and is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland.[4]

Abantiades argyrosticha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Abantiades
Species:
A. argyrosticha
Binomial name
Abantiades argyrosticha
(Turner, 1929)[1]
Synonyms
  • Trictena argyrosticha Turner, 1929[2]

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]

References
  1. Simonsen, Thomas (March 2018). Splendid Ghost Moths and Their Allies: A Revision of Australian Abantiades, Oncopera, Aenetus, Archaeoaenetus and Zelotypia (Hepialidae). Csiro Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4863-0748-7. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella. "Abantiades argyrosticha". Australian Butterflies and their Caterpillars. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391.
  4. Australian Faunal Directory
  5. Australian Insects


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