Gazoryctra wielgusi
| Gazoryctra wielgusi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Gazoryctra |
| Species: | G. wielgusi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gazoryctra wielgusi Wagner and Tindale, 1988[1] | |
Gazoryctra wielgusi is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is known from Arizona[2] and New Mexico.
The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm. Adults are pink and silvery. They are on wing in July and August. [3]
The larvae are probably polyphagous, subterranean feeders. Possible food plant are Betula, Phlox, Picea, and grasses.
References
- ↑ Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera)
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ An appraisal of Gazoryctra Hubner (Hepialidae) and description of a new species from Arizona and New Mexico