Endoclita signifer

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Endoclita signifer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Endoclita
Species:
E. signifer
Binomial name
Endoclita signifer
(Walker, 1856) [1]
Synonyms
  • Phassus signiferWalker, 1856
  • Phassus hunanensisChu and Wang, 1985

Endoclita signifer is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in eastern Asia, including Japan, Taiwan, Sylhet, Burma, Borneo and Java.

Endoclita signifer in Seitz top left Diegrossschmette02seit 0115.jpg
Endoclita signifer in Seitz top left

The larvae bore in Fraxinus species and Paulownia tomentosa . It takes two years to complete its life cycle with adults appearing in September.

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Endoclita is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 60 described species found in eastern and southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

Endoclita absurdus is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from China.

Endoclita auratus is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Myanmar. The food plants for this species are Alnus, Cryptomeria, and Eucalyptus.

Endoclita broma is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Java, Indonesia.

<i>Endoclita damor</i> Species of moth

Endoclita damor is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from India and the Himalayas. Food plants for this species include Albizia, Altingia, Cinchona, Coffea, Erythrina, Eugenia, Glochidion, Manglietia, Nyssa, Schima, Tectona, Tetradium, and Theobroma.

Endoclita excrescens is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Japan and the Russian Far East. Food plants for this species include Castanea, Nicotiana, Paulownia, Quercus, and Raphanus. The species is considered a pest of the tobacco plant.

Endoclita hoesi is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Borneo. Food plants for this species include Elettaria, Eucalyptus, and Theobroma.

Endoclita jingdongensis is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Yunnan, China.

Endoclita magnus is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from India.

<i>Endoclita malabaricus</i> Species of moth

Endoclita malabaricus is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from India.

Endoclita punctimargo is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is known from the Indian state of Sikkim.

Endoclita sericeus is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1901. It is known from Java, Indonesia. Food plants for this species include Albizia, Camellia, Cinchona, Crotalaria, Manihot, Tectona, and Theobroma.

Endoclita sibelae is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from the Moluccas (Bacan).

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Endoclita sinensis is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from China, Korea and Taiwan, as well as from the Far East of Russia. Food plants for this species include Castanea and Quercus.

Endoclita viridis is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is known from India.

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References

  1. 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.