Niguza eucesta

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Niguza eucesta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Niguza
Species:
N. eucesta
Binomial name
Niguza eucesta
(Turner, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Acanthocoles eucestaTurner, 1903

Niguza eucesta is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1903. It is found in Australia in New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory. [1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

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References

  1. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (12 May 2017). "Niguza eucesta (Turner, 1903)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 December 2019.