Animal Species:Tylanthes ptochias Meyrick, 1889
The females of this distinctive species are not known. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea.
Lithosiinae Tylanthes ptochias male
D. Britton
© Australian Museum
Identification
Forewings are much larger than the hindwings, and have a pronounced ring-like marking in the forewing cell which may have a glandular function. The male genitalia are large in proportion to the abdomen, and are covered in long scales.
Distribution
McIlwraith Ranges and Claudie River (QLD)
Distribution by collection data
Biomaps map of Tylanthes ptochias specimens from the Australian Museum database
Feeding and Diet
Larvae probably feed on lichens
Classification
- Species:
- ptochias
- Genus:
- Tylanthes
- Subfamily:
- Lithosiinae
- Family:
- Arctiidae
- Superfamily:
- Noctuoidea
- Order:
- Lepidotera
- Class:
- Insecta
- Phylum:
- Arthropoda
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
Dr
Dave Britton
, Collection Manager, Entomology
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Tags lichen moth, Lithosiinae,