Athetis maculatra

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Athetis maculatra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Athetis
Species:
A. maculatra
Binomial name
Athetis maculatra
(Lower, 1902) [1]
Synonyms
  • Caradrina maculatraLower, 1902
  • Elydna notandaWarren, 1913

Athetis maculatra is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Australia (New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are speckled pale brown with a dark brown mark near the middle of the margin. [2]

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