Elhamma
Encyclopedia
Elhamma is a genus of moth
s of the family Hepialidae
. There are four described species found in Australia
and New Guinea
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the family Hepialidae
Hepialidae
The Hepialidae is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths.-Taxonomy and systematics:...
. There are four described species found in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
.
Species
- E. australasiaeElhamma australasiaeElhamma australasiae is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is found along the eastern seaboard of Australia and New Guinea.The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 40–60 mm for females.The larvae feed on Poaceae species....
- Australia - E. diakonoffi - New Guinea
- E. roepkei - New Guinea
- E. toxopeusi - New Guinea