Pantydia sparsa

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Pantydia sparsa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Pantydia
Species:
P. sparsa
Binomial name
Pantydia sparsa
Guenée, 1852 [1]
Synonyms
  • Toxocampa orthosiodesWalker, 1865
  • Pantydia reconditaWalker, 1858

Pantydia sparsa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Queensland and on Norfolk Island. This species was introduced to New Zealand in 2004. [2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. [3]

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Medicago sativa , Dillwynia ericifolia and Exocarpus aphyllus .

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pantydia sparsa Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
  2. RJB Hoare; N Hudson (December 2018). "Adventive moths (Lepidoptera) established in mainland New Zealand: Additions and new identifications since 2001". Australian Entomologist . 45 (3): 273–324. ISSN   1320-6133. Wikidata   Q110305107.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 February 2019). "Pantydia sparsa Guenée, 1852". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 9 March 2019.