The wingspan is about 25 mm for males and 35 mm for females. Adults are brown, often with white streaks near the base, and a dark spot in the middle of each forewing.[3] Adults are on wing from late March to early April in one generation per year.[4]
The larvae feed on the foliage of various herbaceous plants, but mainly grasses, including Ecdeiocolea monostachya. They live in a tunnel and emerge at night to feed.
ReferencesEdit
^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.
^Hardy, R. J. (1973). "The Biology of Fraus Simulans Walker (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 12 (2): 113–120. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1973.tb01645.x.
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fraus, simulans, lesser, ghost, moth, moth, family, hepialidae, endemic, australian, capital, territory, south, wales, queensland, south, australia, tasmania, victoria, western, australia, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, art. Fraus simulans the lesser ghost moth is a moth of the family Hepialidae It is endemic to the Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria and Western Australia 2 Fraus simulansScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily HepialidaeGenus FrausSpecies F simulansBinomial nameFraus simulansWalker 1856 1 SynonymsHectomanes noserodes Meyrick 1890The wingspan is about 25 mm for males and 35 mm for females Adults are brown often with white streaks near the base and a dark spot in the middle of each forewing 3 Adults are on wing from late March to early April in one generation per year 4 The larvae feed on the foliage of various herbaceous plants but mainly grasses including Ecdeiocolea monostachya They live in a tunnel and emerge at night to feed References Edit 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 Australian Faunal Directory Australian Insects Hardy R J 1973 The Biology of Fraus Simulans Walker Lepidoptera Hepialidae Australian Journal of Entomology 12 2 113 120 doi 10 1111 j 1440 6055 1973 tb01645 x nbsp This article on a moth of the family Hepialidae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fraus simulans amp oldid 998513553, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
