Elhamma australasiae
| Elhamma australasiae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Elhamma |
| Species: | E. australasiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Elhamma australasiae (Walker, 1856) | |
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Elhamma australasiae is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is found along the eastern seaboard of Australia[1] and New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 40–60 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species.[2]
References
- ↑ Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera)
- ↑ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (August 23, 2004). "Doratifera quadriguttata". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
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