Heloxycanus
| Heloxycanus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Heloxycanus Dugdale, 1994 |
| Species: | H. patricki |
| Binomial name | |
| Heloxycanus patricki Dugale, 1994 | |
Heloxycanus patricki is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae, the only member of the genus Heloxycanus. Its common names are ghost moth[1] and sphagnum porina moth.[2] The species is named for its discoverer, entomologist Brian Patrick.[1] It is found in Sphagnum and other moss bogs in the southern part of the South Island of New Zealand.[1] Its life cycle runs in two year cycles with peak numbers of adults occurring in odd-numbered years.[3]
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