Imbophorus aptalis explained

Imbophorus aptalis is a species of moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia (from northern Queensland to southern New South Wales and south-western Australia), as well as the New Hebrides, Fiji and Tonga.^[1]

The wingspan is about 17–25 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Astrotricha latifolia and Astrotricha floccosa.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pi/pdf/5(4)-849.pdf Notes On South Pacific Pterophoridae
2. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ZAOE_43_0101-0110.pdf Arenberger, E., 1991, Der Pterophorus-Komplex der Pterophoridenfauna Australiens (Lepidoptera)
3. Web site: Imbophorus aptalis . Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley . uts.edu.au . January 31, 2009 . 2009-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731020229/http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/pter/aptalis.html . July 31, 2008 .