Abantiades

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Abantiades
File:Abantiades hyalinatus.jpg
Abantiades hyalinatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Abantiades
Herrich-Schäffer, [1855][1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Pielus Walker, 1856[1]
  • Rhizopsyche Scott, 1864[1]
  • Trictena Meyrick, 1890[2]
  • Bordaia Tindale, 1932[2]
File:Abantiades latipennis.jpg
Pindi moth (A. latipennis), Tasmania

Abantiades is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 37 described species, all found exclusively in Australia.[2] The group includes some large species with a wingspan of up to 160 mm. The larvae feed on the roots of Eucalyptus and other trees. Simonsen's 2018 revision of the Australian Hepialidae synonymized the genera Bordaia and Trictena to Abantiades, and included the former genera's species here.[2]

The Pindi moth (A. latipennis) is an abundant species of the eucalypt forests of Tasmania and, unlike many invertebrate species, appears to adapt well to the controversial forestry practice of clearfelling.

Species

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Abantiades includes the following species:[1]

References

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