The giant Tasmanian 'pandani' moth Proditrix nielseni, sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea: Plutellidae s. l.)

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-66

  McQuillan, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOTH; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

ERICACEAE; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLIDAE; RICHEA PANDANIFOLIA; YPONOMEUTOIDEA;

EID: 0037249273     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS02026     Document Type: Article

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