Gazoryctra wielgusi
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| Gazoryctra wielgusi Wagner and Tindale, 1988[1]
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Gazoryctra wielgusi is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is known from Arizona[2] and New Mexico.
The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm. Adults are pink and silvery. They are on wing in July and August. [3]
The larvae are probably polyphagous, subterranean feeders. Possible food plant are Betula, Phlox, Picea, and grasses.
References
- ^ Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera)
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ An appraisal of Gazoryctra Hubner (Hepialidae) and description of a new species from Arizona and New Mexico
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