Family CARTHAEIDAE
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E.D. (Ted) Edwards
Introduction
The family Carthaeidae was established by Common (1966b) for a single species from southern Western Australia. The biology of the species was described by Common (1966b) and additional foodplants were given by McFarland (1979). No further species has been added subsequently and no undescribed species is known.
The larvae feed on Dryandra and Banksia, both Proteaceae.
General References
Common, I.F.B. 1966. A new family of Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera) based on Carthaea saturnioides Walker from Western Australia. Journal of the Entomological Society of Queensland 5: 29-36
McFarland, N. 1979. Annotated list of larval foodplant records for 280 species of Australian moths. Journal of Lepidoptera Research Supplement 3: i-ii, 1-72