Pandesma submurina
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Pandesma |
Species: | P. submurina
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Pandesma submurina (Walker, 1865)
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Pandesma submurina, the pale migrant, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in Australia in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.[2]
The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults have brown forewings with indistinct darker markings. The hindwings are buff coloured with a large dark spot near the tornus.
The larvae probably feed on Fabaceae species.
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku (5 July 2019). "Pandesma submurina (Walker, 1865)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 July 2012). "Pandesma submurina Walker, 1865". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
Categories:
- Pandesmini
- Moths described in 1865
- Calpinae stubs