Westermannia superba
| Westermannia superba | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Westermannia |
| Species: | W. superba |
| Binomial name | |
| Westermannia superba Hübner, 1823 | |
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Westermannia superba is a moth of the Nolidae family. It is found in New Guinea, Australia (Queensland),[1] India, Singapore and on Sumatra, Borneo and Palawan.[2]
Adults have dark brown forewings each with a winding white band across the middle. The hindwings are off-white, with dark brown margins.
The larvae feed on Lagerstroemia, Terminalia and Anogeissus species.
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