Abantiades leucochiton
Abantiades leucochiton | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Abantiades |
Species: | A. leucochiton |
Binomial name | |
Abantiades leucochiton (Pfitzner, 1914) | |
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Abantiades leucochiton is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is endemic to Australia, where it is found in New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria.[1]
The larvae are subterranean and feed on the roots of Casuarina and Allocasuarina species.
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