| Panacela nyctopa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Panacela |
| Species: | P. nyctopa |
| Binomial name | |
| Panacela nyctopa (Turner, 1922) | |
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Panacela nyctopa is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1922. [1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. [2]
The wingspan is about 34 mm for males and 40–44 mm for females. The forewings are fuscous brown, with a dark fuscous line from the mid-costa to the mid-dorsum. There a second parallel line from three-fourths of the costa to three-fourths of the dorsum. There is also a slender, faintly marked subterminal line. The hindwings have the same colour and lines as the forewings. [3]
