Arotrophora canthelias is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Victoria.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Arotrophora |
Species: | A. canthelias
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Binomial name | |
Arotrophora canthelias | |
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The wingspan is about 16.5 mm for males and 20 mm for females.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Banksia spinulosa.[3]
References
editWikispecies has information related to Arotrophora canthelias.
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ "CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- ^ Dugal Wallace, D.; O'Dowd, Dennis J. (1989). "The Effect of Nutrients and Inflorescence Damage by Insects on Fruit-Set by Banksia spinulosa". Oecologia. 79 (4): 482–488. Bibcode:1989Oecol..79..482D. doi:10.1007/BF00378665. JSTOR 4218985. PMID 28313482.