''Abantiades'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s of the family

Hepialidae The Hepialidae are 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 The Hepialidae constitute by far the most diverse group of the infraorder Exop ...

. There are 37 described species, all found exclusively in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

. The group includes some large species with a

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ...

of up to 160 mm. The

larva A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...

e feed on the roots of ''

Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of more than 700 species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. Most species of ''Eucalyptus'' are trees, often Mallee (habit), mallees, and a few are shrubs. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalyp ...

'' and other trees. Simonsen's 2018 revision of the Australian Hepialidae synonymized the genera ''Bordaia'' and ''Trictena'' to ''Abantiades'', and included the former genera's species here. The Pindi moth (''A. latipennis'') is an abundant species of the eucalypt forests of

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

and, unlike many invertebrate species, appears to adapt well to the controversial

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and Natural environment, environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and ...

practice of

clearfelling Clearcutting, clearfelling or clearcut logging is a forestry/logging practice in which most or all trees in an area are uniformly cut down. Along with shelterwood and seed tree harvests, it is used by foresters to create certain types of for ...

Species

Abantiades includes the following species: * '' Abantiades albofasciatus'' * '' Abantiades aphenges'' * '' Abantiades argyrosticha'' * '' Abantiades atripalpis'' * '' Abantiades aurilegulus'' * ''

Abantiades barcas ''Abantiades barcas'' is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in nort ...

'' * '' Abantiades barnardi'' * '' Abantiades fulvomarginatus'' * '' Abantiades hyalinatus'' (southern

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

) * '' Abantiades hydrographus'' * '' Abantiades labyrinthicus'' (east coast, southern

) * '' Abantiades latipennis'' - Pindi moth (

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

and

) * '' Abantiades leucochiton'' * '' Abantiades magnificus'' (eastern

and

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

) * '' Abantiades marcidus'' * '' Abantiades ocellatus'' * '' Abantiades penneshawensis'' * '' Abantiades sericatus''

References

External links

Biodiversity impacts and sustainability implications of clearfell logging in the Weld Valley, Tasmania
* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2820184 Hepialidae Exoporia genera Taxa named by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer Moth genera