Arotrophora
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Arotrophora is a genus of tortrix moth. They occur in Australia, where they are strongly associated with the plant family Proteaceae. All of the known larvae bore in Banksia flower spikes.
[edit] Taxonomy
The genus was first published by amateur entomologist Edward Meyrick.
It is currently placed in subfamily Tortricinae (although most entomologists now consider this an unnatural group[1]), and in the tribe Cnephasiini, although it is quite different from Northern Hemisphere genera placed in that tribe.[2]
It is closely related to genera including Peraglyphus and Syllomatia; together, these genera are sometimes referred to as the Arotrophora group.
Species of Arotrophora include:[3]
- A. amorpha
- A. anemarcha
- A. arcuatalis (Banksia Boring Moth)
- A. diadela
- A. ericirra
- A. euides
- A. hemiplecta
- A. labyrinthodes
- A. ochraceellus
- A. pantoeodes
- A. polypasta
- A. sinocosma
These species are all Australian, although one also occurs in Papua.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Morphology and Taxonomy. tortricid.net. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
- ^ a b Common, Ian Francis Bell (1990). Moths of Australia. Melbourne University Press. 0-522-84326-3.
- ^ Database search: Arotrophora. tortricid.net. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
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