Asterivora Explained
Asterivora is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae.[1] Asterivora was described by J. S. Dugdale in 1979.[2] The type species is Asterivora combinatana.
Description
Dugdale described the genus as follows:
Hosts
Larvae of species within the genus Asterivora feed on Asteraceae, mainly on species in the genera Celmisia and Olearia. The larvae feed either on the underside of Celmisia or Olearia leaves or in a loose cocoon made of silk and hidden in a rolled leaf of species in the genus Brachyglottis. One species, A. tillyardi, feeds on species of Raoulia growing in alpine habitats at altitudes above 1400 m.
Behaviour
Adults of species within this genus are day flying.
Species
- Asterivora albifasciata (Philpott, 1924)
- Asterivora analoga (Meyrick, 1912)
- Asterivora antigrapha (Meyrick, 1911)
- Asterivora barbigera (Meyrick, 1915)
- Asterivora chatuidea (Clarke, 1926)
- Asterivora colpota (Meyrick, 1911)
- Asterivora combinatana (Walker, 1863)
- Asterivora exocha (Meyrick, 1907)
- Asterivora fasciata (Philpott, 1930)
- Asterivora homotypa (Meyrick, 1907)
- Asterivora inspoliata (Philpott, 1930)
- Asterivora iochondra (Meyrick, 1911)
- Asterivora lampadias (Meyrick, 1907)
- Asterivora marmarea (Meyrick, 1888)
- Asterivora microlitha (Meyrick, 1888)
- Asterivora ministra (Meyrick, 1912)
- Asterivora nivescens (Philpott, 1926)
- Asterivora oleariae Dugdale, 1979
- Asterivora symbolaea (Meyrick, 1888)
- Asterivora tillyardi (Philpott, 1924)
- Asterivora tristis (Philpott, 1930)
- Asterivora urbana (Clarke, 1926)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Asterivora Dugdale, 1979. www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 2017-01-21.
- Dugdale. J. S.. 1979-07-01. A new generic name for the New Zealand species previously assigned to Simaethis auctorum (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae), with description of a new species. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 6. 3. 461–466. 10.1080/03014223.1979.10428386. 0301-4223. free.
