Scoliacma adrasta

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Scoliacma adrasta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Scoliacma
Species:
S. adrasta
Binomial name
Scoliacma adrasta
(Turner, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Threnosia adrastaTurner, 1940

Scoliacma adrasta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1940. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from Tasmania. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Scoliacma adrasta (Turner, 1940)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory