
%0 Journal Article
%A McQuillan, Peter B. 
%T The giant Tasmanian &#39;pandani&#39; moth <emph type="2">Proditrix</emph> <emph type="2">nielseni</emph>, sp. nov. (Lepidoptera : Yponomeutoidea : Plutellidae <emph type="2">s</emph>.<emph type="2"> l</emph>.)
%J Invertebrate Systematics
%D 2003/03/26
%V 17
%N 1
%P 59-66
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/IS02026
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/IS02026 
%X Proditrix nielseni, sp. nov., a giant of the world yponomeutoid fauna, is described from cool temperate rainforest in montane Tasmania. The distinctive larvae feed in the crown of the endemic &#39;pandani&#39;, Richea pandanifolia, the world&#39;s tallest species of Epacridaceae. This is the first record of the genus Proditrix Dugdale from Australia and from a dicotyledonous hostplant. It represents a second austral plutellid genus shared between Tasmania and New Zealand. 
