Gazoryctra wielgusi

Gazoryctra wielgusi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Gazoryctra
Species: G. wielgusi
Binomial name
Gazoryctra wielgusi
Wagner and Tindale, 1988[1]

Gazoryctra wielgusi is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is known from Arizona[2] and New Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm. Adults are pink and silvery. They are on wing in July and August. [3]

The larvae are probably polyphagous, subterranean feeders. Possible food plant are Betula, Phlox, Picea, and grasses.

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