Araucarivora

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Araucarivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Araucarivora

Hodges, 1997
Species:
A. gentilii
Binomial name
Araucarivora gentilii
Hodges, 1997

Araucarivora is a monotypic moth genus in the family Elachistidae. Its only species, Araucarivora gentilii, is found in Argentina. Both the genus and species were described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1997. [1]

The forewings are dark grey brown. The tips of the scales in the distal two-thirds of the wings are pale grey and slightly grey in the basal one-third of the wing. The hindwings are darker brown than the forewings.

The larvae feed on Araucaria araucana . They mine the needles of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large blotch. The frass is deposited inside the mine. Pupation takes place inside the mine. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Araucarivora Hodges, 1997". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 99 (2): 268


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