Arotrophora canthelias
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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 | |
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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.
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
[edit]Wikispecies 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.