OF BIOSECURITY CONCERN
Classification
Geometroidea
Uraniidae 686 approximate described species
Chief Distribution
Worldwide particularly sub-tropical and tropical regions
Major Hosts of Concern
Euphorbiaceae, Myrtaceae
Further Diagnosis
The character states in the tympanal organs are autapomorphic for this family. The structures display distinct sexual dimorphism: in males, the tympanal organs are located on the posterolateral parts of abdominal tergum two and include anterolateral elements of tergum 3, in females the organs are placed on the anterolateral parts of sternum two; the skeletal parts are not homologous with those of males. A further derived trait is the base of Rs4 in the forewing is connate or stalked with M1, but separate from other branches of Rs. Kristensen (1999) provides a key to subfamilies. Determination of the target species begins at species level.
Resources
Atlas of Living Australia. National Research Infrastructure for Australia, NCRIS. http://www.ala.org.au/
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The Barcode of Life Data Systems http://www.boldsystems.org/
References
Common IFB (1990) In Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Victoria.
Kristensen NP (ed) (1999) Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies: Evolution, Systematics and Biogeography (vol. 1). Handbook of Zoology, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin.
Lees DC, Smith NG (1991) Foodplant associations of the Uraniinae (Uraniidae) and their systematic, evolutionary, and ecological significance. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 45(4).
Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (2015) Entomology Internal Target List. Australian Government Department of Agriculture.
Operational Science Program (2015) Entomology Internal Target List. Australian Government Department of Agriculture.
Plant Health Australia (2012) Combined High Priority Pest List from Industry Biosecurity Plans. In National Plant Biosecurity Status Report, last accessed June 2015. http://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/biosecurity/emergency-plant-pests/pest-categorisation/categorised-pests/
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