Wiseana copularis

Wiseana • Hepialidae • Lepidoptera • Insects (plant pests) • pests-diseases-weeds

male of Wiseana copularis (click on image to enlarge it)
Author: Birgit E. Rhode, Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Wiseana copularis (Meyrick, 1912)

This moth is endemic in New Zealand, where it is one of seven species damaging grasses. The larvae live in vertical tunnels in the ground and emerge during the night for feeding.

Publications covering Wiseana copularis

Journal of Applied Entomology (2022) 146, 753-759
Sylvester R. Atijegbe, Sarah Mansfield, Colin M. Ferguson, Michael Rostás and Susan P. Worner (2022)
Thermal requirements for egg development of two endemic Wiseana pest species (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) of economic importance

Bulletin of Entomological Research (1999) 89, 287-293
B. Brown, R.M. Emberson and A.M. Paterson (1999)
Mitochondrial COI and II provide useful markers for Wiseana (Lepidoptera : Hepialidae) species identification