Patagoniodes farinaria
| Patagoniodes farinaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Patagoniodes |
| Species: | P. farinaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Patagoniodes farinaria (Turner, 1904)
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| Synonyms | |
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Homoeosoma farinaria Turner, 1904 | |
Patagoniodes farinaria, the blue stem borer, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in New Zealand and Australia.[1]
It is a shoot borer that feeds on Senecio jacobaea, Senecio species and closely related plants.[2]
References
- ^ "Senecio Blue Stem Borer (Patagoniodes farinaria)". iNaturalist NZ. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
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