Faveria tritalis

Faveria tritalis
Faveria tritalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Faveria
Species: F. tritalis
Binomial name
Faveria tritalis
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypochalcia tritalis Walker, 1863
  • Crambus cygnosellus Walker, 1866
  • Eucarphia vulgatella Meyrick, 1879
  • Eucarphia cnephaeella Meyrick, 1879

Faveria tritalis is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is known from Australia, including Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have forewings with a fawn pattern.[2]

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Cynodon dactylon. They live in a silken shelter with incorporated leaves of the food plant.

References

  1. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/5d875426-84ad-4792-886d-928899b0ad29. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  2. ^ "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse. 2010-06-24. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyra/tritalis.html. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
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