Madope auferens

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Madope auferens
Madope auferens.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
M. auferens
Binomial name
Madope auferens
Synonyms
  • Antarchaea punctilinea Hampson, 1926

Madope auferens, the black-dot moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1898. It is known from Australia, including Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are pale brown, with a number of darker spots on each wing. The forewings each have reddish tinge along the costa.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Species Unplaced auferens (T.P. Lucas, 1898)". Australian Faunal Directory. Archived 28 July 2012.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (20 August 2019). "Madope auferens T.P. Lucas, 1898". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 January 2020.


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