Agathiphaga queenslandensis

Agathiphaga queenslandensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Agathiphagidae
Genus:	Agathiphaga
Species:	A. queenslandensis
Binomial name
	Agathiphaga queenslandensis; Dumbleton, 1952[1]

Agathiphaga queenslandensis is a moth of the family Agathiphagidae. It is found along the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults are night active. The forewings are unicolorous, without spots or pattern.

The larvae feed on Agathis robusta.[2] Young larvae probably bore in the cones of their host plant. Full grown larvae mine the seeds. They go into a very long diapauze. From caterpillars found in February 1964, a number had not pupated in April 1966 and even in September 1969.

References

Dumbleton, Lionel Jack (January 1952). "A new genus of seed-infesting micropterygid moths" (PDF). Pacific Science. 6: 23. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
"Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2011-10-18.

External links

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agathiphaga queenslandensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
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[Dumbleton-1] Dumbleton, Lionel Jack (January 1952). "A new genus of seed-infesting micropterygid moths" (PDF). Pacific Science. 6: 23. Retrieved 2011-10-18.

[2] "Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2011-10-18.