Abantiades

Abantiades
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hepialidae
Genus:	Abantiades; Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Species
	See text.

Abantiades is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 14 described species, all found exclusively in Australia. The group includes some large species with a wingspan of up to 160 mm. The larvae feed on the roots of Eucalyptus and other trees.

The Pindi Moth (A. latipennis) is an abundant species of the eucalypt forests of Tasmania and, unlike many invertebrate species, appears to adapt well to the controversial forestry practice of clearfelling.

Species

A. albofasciatus [1]
A. aphenges [2]
A. aurilegulus [3]
A. barcas [4]
A. fulvomarginatus [5]
A. hyalinatus (Southern Queensland to Tasmania) [6]
A. hydrographus [7]
A. labyrinthicus (East coast, southern Queensland to Tasmania) [8]
A. latipennis - Pindi Moth (Victoria and Tasmania) [9]
A. leucochiton [10]
A. magnificus (Eastern Victoria and New South Wales) [11]
A. marcidus [12] - The Bardi grub.
A. ocellatus [13]
A. sericatus [14]

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