Gadira petraula
| Gadira petraula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Gadira |
| Species: | G. petraula |
| Binomial name | |
| Gadira petraula (Meyrick, 1882) | |
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Gadira petraula is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1882. It is found in New Zealand.[1]
The wingspan is 16.5–20 mm for males and 9.5–11.5 mm for females. The forewings white, tinged with greyish and irrorated with blackish. The hindwings are grey, but darker posteriorily and with a pale line just before the hindmargin.
The larvae feed on lichens growing on rocks,[2] from beneath a light shelter of silk. They live in a crevice. The larvae have a sluggish appearance. They dark greyish-fuscous on the back, but much lighter on the sides. The head is fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1913 (Vol. 45)
- ↑ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 15, 1882
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