Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Choreutidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Niveas | |
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Niveas kone is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and on the Solomon Islands.
The fore- and hindwings have a brown background colour, speckled with white-tipped scales in an irregular pattern. There is a distinct black band along the termen of both wings, within which are more or less equidistant white spots.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ficus botryocarpa, Ficus nodosa, Ficus phaeosyce, Ficus pungens, Ficus variegata and Ficus wassa.
Etymology
The species is named after the Finnish Kone Foundation.
References
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