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Wiseana copularis (Summer Porina)

Synonyms: Porina copularis

Wikipedia Abstract

Wiseana copularis is a species of moth belonging to the family Hepialidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912, and is endemic to New Zealand. The wingspan is 34–40 mm for males and 43–52 mm for females. The colour of the forewings varies from dark to pale brown. The hindwings are pallid to infuscate. The larvae have been implicated in pasture damage
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Prey / Diet

Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass)[1]
Trifolium repens (Ladino Clover)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0