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Agapanthus Borer
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Agapanthus Borer

Neuranethes spodopterodes

Neuranethes spodopterodes is a moth in the family Noctuidae, subfamily Hadeninae.

Although it was described at the start of the 20th century, the moth and its habits were little known. It turns out that the adults have vestigial mouthparts and do not feed before they die, but the larvae fed on species of Agapanthus.

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