Gastridiota

Gastridiota is a monotypic genus consisting solely of Gastridiota adoxima, a moth of the family Bombycidae.[1] The genus was erected by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1922 but the species had been described by him in 1902 as Andraca adoxima. It is found in the subtropical east of Australia, from the Bunya Mountains and Montville in southern Queensland to north-eastern New South Wales.

Gastridiota
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Gastridiota

Turner, 1922
Species:
G. adoxima
Binomial name
Gastridiota adoxima
(Turner, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Andraca adoxima Turner, 1902

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults have a uniform pale brown colour.

The larvae feed on Australian native Ficus species. They are mottled grey with yellow spots and have coloured tubercles on the first, second and last abdominal segments, a yellow head, and a yellow horn on the tail.

References

  1. Common, I. F. B.; Edwards, E. D. (May 1991). "The Early Stages of Gastridiota adoxima (Turner) (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) and Its Family Placement". Australian Journal of Entomology. 30 (2): 187–192. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1991.tb00410.x.


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