Pantydia canescens

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Pantydia canescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Pantydia
Species:
P. canescens
Binomial name
Pantydia canescens
Synonyms
  • Pachnobia australiaeFelder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Pantydia canescens is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria. [2]

The moth's wingspan is about 30 mm. Its forewings are brown with a pale thin submarginal line, as well as a few black spots, and its hindwings are uniform pale brown. [3]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pantydia Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017.
  2. Naturkundliches Informationssystem
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 November 2012). " Pantydia canescens Walker, 1869". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 9 March 2019.