Endoclita sericeus

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Endoclita sericeus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Endoclita
Species:
E. sericeus
Binomial name
Endoclita sericeus
(C. Swinhoe, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Phassus sericeusC. Swinhoe, 1901

Endoclita sericeus is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1901. It is known from Java, Indonesia. [1] Food plants for this species include Albizia , Camellia , Cinchona , Crotalaria , Manihot , Tectona , and Theobroma .

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Endoclita anhuiensis is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Anhui, China, from which its species epithet is derived.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

Endoclita topeza is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from Laos.

Endoclita undulifer is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from India. Food plants for this species include Alnus, Byttneria, Callicarpa, Cryptomeria, Eucalyptus, and Gmelina.

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

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.