Proteuxoa hypochalchis

Proteuxoa hypochalchis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Proteuxoa
Species: P. hypochalchis
Binomial name
Proteuxoa hypochalchis
(Turner, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis hypochalchis Turner, 1902

Proteuxoa hypochalchis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in New South Wales and Queensland.

The larvae feed on Lobularia maritima.

Adults are preyed on by the spider species Dichrostichus magnificus, which emits a pheromone similar to that of the female moth to attract male moths within range of a sticky ball of glue which the spider swings on a length of silk.

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