Abantiades

Taxobox
name = "Abantiades"

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image_caption = Female "Abantiades magnificus"
image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Hepialidae
genus = "Abantiades"
genus_authority = Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

:"For the mythological clan begat by the Greek king Abas, see Abantiades (mythology).""Abantiades" is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 14 described species, all found exclusively in Australia. The group includes some large species with a wingspan of up to 160 mm. The larvae feed on the roots of "Eucalyptus" and other trees.

The Pindi Moth ("A. latipennis") is an abundant species of the eucalypt forests of Tasmania and, unlike many invertebrate species, appears to adapt well to the controversial forestry practice of clearfelling.

Species

*"A. albofasciatus" [http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/albums/Abantiadesalbofasciatus/abantiades_albofasciatus_01.sized.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/slideshow.php%3Fset_albumName%3DAbantiadesalbofasciatus&h=400&w=640&sz=65&tbnid=I1d0dEhpCR4VVM:&tbnh=84&tbnw=135&hl=en&start=15&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabantiades%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D]
*"A. aphenges" [http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/albums/Abantiadesaphenges/abantiades_aphenges_02.sized.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/slideshow.php%3Fset_albumName%3DAbantiadesaphenges&h=422&w=640&sz=56&tbnid=9_gQN-FZNEox3M:&tbnh=89&tbnw=135&hl=en&start=9&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabantiades%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D]
*"A. aurilegulus" [http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/albums/Abantiadesaurilegulus/abantiades_aurilegulus_01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/Abantiadesaurilegulus/abantiades_aurilegulus_01&h=518&w=800&sz=73&tbnid=Xz8VDGThcAxd3M:&tbnh=91&tbnw=142&hl=en&start=1&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabantiades%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D]
*"A. barcas" [http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/albums/Abantiadesbarcas/abantiades_barcas_02.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/Abantiadesbarcas/abantiades_barcas_02&h=515&w=800&sz=63&tbnid=ZYViRvloC3T23M:&tbnh=91&tbnw=142&hl=en&start=11&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabantiades%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D]
*"A. fulvomarginatus" [http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/albums/Abantiadesfulvomarginatus/abantiades_fulvomarginatus_02.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/Abantiadesfulvomarginatus/abantiades_fulvomarginatus_02&h=522&w=800&sz=70&tbnid=HNKTK0MrzecCNM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=142&hl=en&start=7&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabantiades%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D]
*"A. hyalinatus" (Southern Queensland to Tasmania) [http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/albums/Abantiadeshyalinatus/abantiades_hyalinatus_04.sized.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/slideshow.php%3Fset_albumName%3DAbantiadeshyalinatus&h=361&w=640&sz=36&tbnid=Hpl8PFnJnf-lkM:&tbnh=76&tbnw=135&hl=en&start=10&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabantiades%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D]
*"A. hydrographus" [http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/albums/Abantiadeshydrographus/abantiades_hydrographus_01.sized.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/slideshow.php%3Fset_albumName%3DAbantiadeshydrographus&h=392&w=640&sz=60&tbnid=EIeSF2QelSVwqM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=135&hl=en&start=4&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabantiades%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D]
*"A. labyrinthicus" (East coast, southern Queensland to Tasmania) [http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/albums/Abantiadeslabyrinthicus/abantiades_labyrinthicus_02.sized.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/slideshow.php%3Fset_albumName%3DAbantiadeslabyrinthicus&h=410&w=640&sz=56&tbnid=ERppTtHpUBX6qM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=135&hl=en&start=12&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabantiades%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D]
*"A. latipennis" - Pindi Moth (Victoria and Tasmania) [http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/albums/Abantiadeslatipennis/abantiades_latipennis_02.sized.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/slideshow.php%3Fset_albumName%3DAbantiadeslatipennis&h=412&w=640&sz=56&tbnid=ALeveV7kWgKoKM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=135&hl=en&start=16&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabantiades%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D]
*"A. leucochiton" [http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/albums/Abantiadesleucochiton/abantiades_leucochiton_02.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/Abantiadesleucochiton/abantiades_leucochiton_02&h=517&w=800&sz=69&tbnid=e2VNJTZekIOTnM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=142&hl=en&start=6&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabantiades%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D]
*"A. magnificus" (Eastern Victoria and New South Wales) [http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/albums/Abantiadesmagnificus/abantiades_magnificus_01.sized.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/slideshow.php%3Fset_albumName%3DHepialidae&h=423&w=640&sz=47&tbnid=ayVdGKev08JBUM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=135&hl=en&start=57&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabantiades%26start%3D40%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN]
*"A. marcidus" [http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/albums/Abantiadesmarcidus/abantiades_marcidus_02.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/Abantiadesmarcidus/abantiades_marcidus_02&h=543&w=800&sz=82&tbnid=1eeBHBDIJu1h3M:&tbnh=96&tbnw=142&hl=en&start=5&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabantiades%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D] - The Bardi grub.
*"A. ocellatus" [http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/albums/Abantiadesocellatus/abantiades_ocellatus_01.sized.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/slideshow.php%3Fset_albumName%3DAbantiadesocellatus&h=455&w=640&sz=63&tbnid=cJy2CxHb8twmkM:&tbnh=95&tbnw=135&hl=en&start=3&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabantiades%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D]
*"A. sericatus" [http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/albums/Abantiadessericatus/abantiades_sericatus_01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/Abantiadessericatus/abantiades_sericatus_01&h=520&w=800&sz=77&tbnid=1CogqfX6EdYTrM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=142&hl=en&start=2&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabantiades%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D]

External links

* [http://www-staff.mcs.uts.edu.au/%7Edon/larvae/hepi/hepialidae.html Hepialidae of Australia]
* [http://www.twff.com.au/weldreport.pdf Biodiversity impacts and sustainability implications of clearfell logging in the Weld Valley, Tasmania]