Fraus basicornis

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Fraus basicornis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Fraus
Species:
F. basicornis
Binomial name
Fraus basicornis
Nielsen and Kristensen, 1989 [1]

Fraus basicornis is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Western Australia. [2]

The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males. Adults are on wing from April to May.

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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.
  2. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Fraus_basicornis [ bare URL ]