Donuca spectabilis

White-spotted owl-moth
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	Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Donuca
Species:	D. spectabilis
Binomial name
	Donuca spectabilis; Walker, 1865
Synonyms
	Eucyclomma spectabilis; Donuca memorabilisWalker, 1865 ; Serrodes xanthorrhoeaFelder & Rogenhofer, 1874 ; Serrodes yorkensisStrand, 1914 ; Serrodes queenslandicaStrand, 1914 ; Donuca spectabilicaGaede, 1938 ; Donuca yorkensisGaede, 1938 ;

Last updated July 18, 2025

Donuca spectabilis, the white-spotted owl-moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in most of mainland Australia.^[1]

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae feed on Acacia saligna .

References

↑ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 April 2017). "Donuca spectabilis Walker, 1865". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

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[1] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 April 2017). "Donuca spectabilis Walker, 1865". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

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