Fraus crocea
Fraus crocea | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Fraus |
Species: | F. crocea |
Binomial name | |
Fraus crocea (Lucas, 1891)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
|
Fraus crocea is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm for males and about 35 mm for females. Adults vary in colour from pale yellow to brown, red or grey.[3] Adults are on wing from February to May.
Larvae are associated with Imperata cylindrica and Gahnia species.
References
- ↑ Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera)
- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
- ↑ Australian Insects
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, August 15, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.