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Anestia semiochrea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Anestia
Species:
A. semiochrea
Binomial name
Anestia semiochrea
( Butler, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Xanthodule semiochrea Butler, 1886
  • Xanthodule inquinata Butler, 1886
  • Anestia inquinata T. P. Lucas, 1890

Anestia semiochrea, the marbled footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886. [1] It is found in Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.

The female has only vestigial wings (it is brachypterous). [2]

The larvae feed on lichen.

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (26 October 2015). "Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 July 2019). "Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886) Marbled Footman". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 October 2019.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anestia semiochrea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Anestia
Species:
A. semiochrea
Binomial name
Anestia semiochrea
( Butler, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Xanthodule semiochrea Butler, 1886
  • Xanthodule inquinata Butler, 1886
  • Anestia inquinata T. P. Lucas, 1890

Anestia semiochrea, the marbled footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886. [1] It is found in Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.

The female has only vestigial wings (it is brachypterous). [2]

The larvae feed on lichen.

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (26 October 2015). "Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 July 2019). "Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886) Marbled Footman". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 October 2019.



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