Wiseana signata
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Wiseana |
| Species: | W. signata |
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| Wiseana signata (Walker, 1856)[1] | |
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Wiseana signata is a species of moth belonging to the family Hepialidae. It was described by Walker in 1856, and is endemic to New Zealand.
The wingspan is 44–64 mm for males and 58–75 mm for females. The forewings have white scales. The hindwings are yellow-fawn or pinkish fawn with a narrow, distinct dark marginal line. Adults are on wing from October to May.[2]
Food plants for the larvae include various species of grass.
References
- ↑ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282.
- ↑ Fauna of New Zealand 30: Hepialidae
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