Anestia semiochrea

Anestia semiochrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Anestia
Species:	A. semiochrea
Binomial name
	Anestia semiochrea; (Butler, 1886)
Synonyms
	Xanthodule semiochrea Butler, 1886; Xanthodule inquinata Butler, 1886; Anestia inquinata T. P. Lucas, 1890;

Anestia semiochrea, the marbled footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886.^[1] It is found in Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.

The female has only vestigial wings (it is brachypterous).^[2]

The larvae feed on lichen.

References[]

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (26 October 2015). "Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 July 2019). "Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886) Marbled Footman". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

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