Feredayia graminosa

The mahoe stripper or green mahoe moth (Feredayia graminosa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] This moth was first described by Francis Walker in 1857 as Erana graminosa.[2]

Feredayia graminosa
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Feredayia
Species:
F. graminosa
Binomial name
Feredayia graminosa
(Walker, 1857)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Erana graminosa Walker, 1857
  • Erana vigens Walker, 1865
  • Mamestra sphagnea Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Adults are on wing from October to January.

The larvae feed on the leaves of the native mahoe tree, Melicytus ramiflorus.

Feredayia graminosa is a known host of species within the fly genus Pales.[3]

References
  1. "Feredayia graminosa (Walker, 1857)". www.NZOR.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. Walker, Francis (1857). "Part XI - Noctuidae". List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. pt. 11: 494–764. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.58221 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Schnitzler, F-R. "Tachinidae of New Zealand. Genus Pales". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 14 May 2017.


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