Agathiphaga vitiensis
| Agathiphaga vitiensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Agathiphagidae |
| Genus: | Agathiphaga |
| Species: | A. vitiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Agathiphaga vitiensis Dumbleton, 1952[1] | |
Agathiphaga vitiensis, or the Fiji kauri moth,[2] is a moth of the Agathiphagidae family. It is found from Fiji to Vanuatu and Solomon Islands.
The length of the forewings is about 4 mm. The forewings are long, dorsally dark greyish-brown with fine white hairs, a light yellowish-brown patch on the anal area and a smaller patch of similar colour on the posterior margin.[1]
The larvae feed on Agathis vitiensis. The full-grown larva is about 6 mm long and 2.5 mm wide. It is stoutly built and not flattened. They are yellowish in colour.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dumbleton, Lionel Jack (January 1952). "A new genus of seed-infesting micropterygid moths". Pacific Science 6: 23. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "Agathiphaga vitiensis (Fiji kauri moth)". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
External links
- Agathiphaga vitiensis at the Global Lepidoptera Names Index, Natural History Museum