Turneriprocris

Turneriprocris
Turneriprocris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Turneriprocris
Bryk, 1936
Species: T. dolens
Binomial name
Turneriprocris dolens
(Walker, 1854)[1]
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Neoprocris Turner, A.J. 1926

Species:

  • Procris dolens Walker, 1854
  • Neoprocris dolens
  • Pollanisus dolens

Turneriprocris is a genus of moths in the Zygaenidae family. It contains only one species, Turneriprocris dolens, which is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

The length of the forewings is 5.5-6.5 mm for males. Females are slightly larger. The head, thorax, abdomen and the upperside of the forewings are blackish brown with a bluish green sheen. The hindwings are black without sheen. Adults are on wing in early summer in one generation per year, although there are indications that a partial second generation may occur at some locations in autumn.[2]

The larvae feed on Leptospermum myrsinoides and Leptospermum juniperinum.

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Zygaenid moths of Australia: a revision of the Australian Zygaenidae
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