Fraus polyspila
Fraus polyspila is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Fraus |
| Species: | F. polyspila |
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Adults are on wing in May.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Erharta species. They create tunnels of about 20 cm deep.[3]
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. S2CID 86004391.
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Pests of field crops and pastures: identification and control
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