Fraus crocea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Fraus |
Species: | F. crocea |
Binomial name | |
Fraus crocea (Lucas, 1891) | |
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Fraus crocea is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 20 mm for males and about 35 mm for females. Adults are on wing from February to May.
Larvae are associated with Imperata cylindrica and Gahnia species.
References
- Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391.
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Insects
Taxon identifiers | |
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Fraus crocea |
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