Patagoniodes farinaria
Patagoniodes farinaria | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 | |
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[edit]
- ^ "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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