Pollanisus lithopastus
Pollanisus lithopastus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Zygaenidae |
Genus: | Pollanisus |
Species: | P. lithopastus
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Binomial name | |
Pollanisus lithopastus Turner, 1926
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Pollanisus lithopastus is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Australia from northern New South Wales to Victoria and Tasmania. It is mostly found in mountainous areas at higher elevations, but has also been found at sea level, especially in Tasmania.
The length of the forewings is 8.5–9.5 mm for males and 7–8 mm for females. It is dark with silvery or golden farinose (covered with a white, mealy powder) wings.
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Categories:
- Moths of Australia
- Pollanisus
- Moths described in 1926
- Zygaenidae stubs