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Pantydia sparsa

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Species of moth

A species of moth in the Erebidae family
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Synonyms
  • Toxocampa orthosiodes Walker, 1865
  • Pantydia recondita Walker, 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.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

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

Gallery

  • Female, dorsal view Female, dorsal view
  • Female, ventral view Female, ventral view
  • Male, dorsal view Male, dorsal view
  • Male, ventral view Male, ventral view

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.
Taxon identifiers
Pantydia sparsa


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