Patagoniodes farinaria
| Patagoniodes farinaria | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Patagoniodes |
| Species: | P. farinaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Patagoniodes farinaria (Turner, 1904) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Homoeosoma farinaria Turner, 1904 | |
Patagoniodes farinaria, the blue stem borer, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in New Zealand and Australia.[1]
It is a shoot borer that feeds on Senecio jacobaea, Senecio species and closely related plants.[2]
Adults are attracted to light and have been collected via a mercury vapour light trap.[3]
References
- ↑ "Senecio Blue Stem Borer (Patagoniodes farinaria)". iNaturalist NZ. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ↑ "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ↑ B. H. Patrick; R. D. Archibald (January 1988). "Lepidoptera light-trapped at Owaka, South Otago". New Zealand Entomologist. 11 (1): 70–72. doi:10.1080/00779962.1988.9722541. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q105740584.
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