Fraus simulans

Fraus simulans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Fraus
Species: F. simulans
Binomial name
Fraus simulans
Walker, 1856[1]
Synonyms
  • Hectomanes noserodes Meyrick, 1890

Fraus simulans, the lesser ghost moth, is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is endemic to the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm for males and 35 mm for females. Adults are brown, often with white streaks near the base, and a dark spot in the middle of each forewing.[3] Adults are on wing from late March to early April in one generation per year.[4]

The larvae feed on the foliage of various herbaceous plants, but mainly grasses, including Ecdeiocolea monostachya. They live in a subterranean tunnel and emerge at night to feed.

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