Species Agathiphaga queenslandensis Dumbleton, 1952
- Agathiphaga queenslandensis Dumbleton, L.J. 1952. A new genus of seed-infesting micropterygid moths. Pacific Science 6: 17-29 [23].
Type data:
Holotype QM ♀ (mounted on microscope slides), Maryborough, Qld.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva feeding in the seed and pupating within the seed after long diapause. Larval foodplant: Agathis robusta, Kauri Pine, (Araucariaceae).
History of changes
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29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED |