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Donuca spectabilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Donuca
Species: D. spectabilis
Binomial name
Donuca spectabilis
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Eucyclomma spectabilis
  • Donuca memorabilis Walker, 1865
  • Serrodes xanthorrhoea Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Serrodes yorkensis Strand, 1914
  • Serrodes queenslandica Strand, 1914
  • Donuca spectabilica Gaede, 1938
  • Donuca yorkensis Gaede, 1938

Donuca spectabilis, the white-spotted owl-moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in most of mainland Australia.

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae feed on Acacia saligna.

References

  1. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 April 2017). "Donuca spectabilis Walker, 1865". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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Donuca spectabilis
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