Fraus pteromela
Fraus pteromela is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in most of the southern half of Australia.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Fraus |
| Species: | F. pteromela |
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The wingspan is about 25 mm for males and 35 mm for females.[2]
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.
- Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (February 2, 2009). "Fraus pteromela". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
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