Faveria laiasalis

Faveria laiasalis is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It was found by Francis Walker in 1859 and is found in Queensland, Australia.

Faveria laiasalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Faveria
Species:
F. laiasalis
Binomial name
Faveria laiasalis
Walker, 1859[1]
Synonyms
  • Trachonitis sublignalis Walker, 1863
  • Nephopteryx patulalis Walker, 1863
  • Pempelia strigiferella Meyrick, 1879
  • Pempelia rufitinctella Meyrick, 1879
  • Nephopteryx epicrypha Turner, 1904

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are brown with a dark mark near the base of the inner margin.[2]

The larvae have been reared on Cynodon dactylon.

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Australian Insects
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