Agathiphaga vitiensis

Fiji kauri moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Agathiphagidae
Genus:Agathiphaga
Species: A. vitiensis
Binomial name
Agathiphaga vitiensis

Agathiphaga vitiensis, or the Fiji kauri moth,[2] is a moth of the family Agathiphagidae. It is found from Fiji to Vanuatu and Solomon Islands.

The length of the forewings is about 4 mm. The forewings are long, dorsally dark greyish-brown with fine white hairs, a light yellowish-brown patch on the anal area and a smaller patch of similar colour on the posterior margin.[1]

The larvae feed on Agathis vitiensis. The full-grown larva is about 6 mm long and 2.5 mm wide. It is stoutly built and not flattened. They are yellowish in colour.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dumbleton, Lionel Jack (January 1952). "A new genus of seed-infesting micropterygid moths" (PDF). Pacific Science. 6: 23. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  2. ↑ "Agathiphaga vitiensis (Fiji kauri moth)". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agathiphaga vitiensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Edit this at Wikidata



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.