Tylanthes ptochias Meyrick, 1889
Scientific name: Tylanthes ptochias
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Lichen moth (Arctiidae: Lithosiinae)
Image: David Britton
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© Australian Museum
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Tylanthes
- Species
- ptochias
- Subfamily
- Lithosiinae
- Family
- Arctiidae
- Super Family
- Noctuoidea
- Order
- Lepidotera
- Class
- Insecta
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Kingdom
- Animalia
Introduction
The females of this distinctive species are not known. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea.
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)
Feeding and diet
Larvae probably feed on lichens
