''Gastridiota'' is a
monotypic genus consisting solely of ''Gastridiota adoxima'', a
moth of the family
Bombycidae.
The genus was erected by
Alfred Jefferis Turner
Alfred Jefferis Turner (3 October 1861, in Canton – 29 December 1947, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) was a pediatrician and noted amateur entomologist. He was the son of missionary Frederick Storrs-Turner. He introduced the use of dip ...
in 1922 but the species had been described by him in 1902 as ''Andraca adoxima''. It is found in the subtropical east of Australia, from the
Bunya Mountains and
Montville in southern
Queensland to north-eastern
New South Wales.
The
wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults have a uniform pale brown colour.
The larvae feed on Australian native ''
Ficus'' species. They are mottled grey with yellow spots and have coloured tubercles on the first, second and last abdominal segments, a yellow head, and a yellow horn on the tail.
References
External links
Australian Faunal Directory*
Moths of Australia
Bombycidae
Moths described in 1902
Monotypic moth genera
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