Dioxycanus oreas
| Dioxycanus oreas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Dioxycanus |
| Species: | D. oreas |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioxycanus oreas (Hudson, 1920) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dioxycanus oreas is a species of moths of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
The wingspan is 32–40 mm for males and 42–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to January.[2]
The larvae live in a blind silken tube encrusted with plant and soil debris, constructed amongst tussock bases.
References
- ↑ Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera)
- ↑ Fauna of New Zealand 30: Hepialidae