Abantiades leucochiton
| Abantiades leucochiton | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Abantiades |
| Species: | A. leucochiton |
| Binomial name | |
| Abantiades leucochiton (Pfitzner, 1914) | |
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Abantiades leucochiton is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is endemic to Australia, where it is found in New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria.[1]
The larvae are subterranean and feed on the roots of Casuarina and Allocasuarina species.
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