Asterivora combinatana

Asterivora combinatana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Asterivora
Species: A. combinatana
Binomial name
Asterivora combinatana
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Simaethis combinatana Walker, 1863
  • Simaethis abstitella Walker, 1864
  • Asterivora abstitella
  • Simaethis zomeuta Meyrick, 1912
  • Asterivora zomeuta

Asterivora combinatana is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is known from New Zealand.[1]

Adults have been recorded from October to April. It is a day flying species.

The larvae feed on Senecio bellidioides. They live in silken gallery, which is formed amongst the young shoots of the plant. The larvae are somewhat stout and slightly tapering at each end. The head and dorsal surface of the prothorax are corneous and pale brown in colour, while the rest of the body is ochreous. Pupation takes place white silken cocoons amongst the dead shoots of their host plant.

References

  1. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. Books.google.nl. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

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