Western Australia MothsWA Moth Index Abantiades hydrographus Anomis definata Ardices glatignyi Austropaschia porrigens Ctenoplusia albostriata Hestiochora occidentalis Hippotion celerio (Vine Hawk Moth) Hippotion scrofa (Coprosma Hawk Moth) Myrtartona rufiventris Synemon spp
Hestiochora occidentalis is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. Documented observations are in the southern region of Western Australia.
The forewings of the male is about 7.5–9 mm, whilst the female is about 8.5–9 mm.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Unranked: Ditrysia
- Superfamily: Zygaenoidea
- Family: Zygaenidae
- Subfamily: Procridinae
- Tribe: Artonini
- Genus: Hestiochora
- Species: Hestiochora occidentalis
Footnote & References
- Hestiochora occidentalis, Photographs © Jean and Fred Hort
- Hestiochora occidentalis Tarmann, 2005, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ffa18bff-1f3d-492f-93fa-744995309c58
- Hestiochora occidentalis, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/1512246-Hestiochora-occidentalis
Western Australia MothsWA Moth Index Abantiades hydrographus Anomis definata Ardices glatignyi Austropaschia porrigens Ctenoplusia albostriata Hestiochora occidentalis Hippotion celerio (Vine Hawk Moth) Hippotion scrofa (Coprosma Hawk Moth) Myrtartona rufiventris Synemon spp
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