Pandesma submurina

Pandesma submurina
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Pandesma
Species: P. submurina
Binomial name
Pandesma submurina
(Walker, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Michera submurina Walker, 1865

Pandesma submurina is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found 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

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.