Pantydia capistrata | |
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Dorsal view | |
Ventral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Pantydia |
Species: | P. capistrata
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Binomial name | |
Pantydia capistrata |
Pantydia capistrata is a moth of the family Erebidae. [3] It is found in Fiji, New Guinea and Australia, including New South Wales and Queensland. [4]
The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are fawn. There is an orange line running parallel to the margin of each forewing. The hindwings have a broad dark edge. Males have a swelling on each antenna.
The larvae feed on the leaves of soy beans. They are brown with a darker strip down the middle of the back and two transverse black bands. They reach a length of 35–40 mm. [5]
Pantydia capistrata | |
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Dorsal view | |
Ventral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Pantydia |
Species: | P. capistrata
|
Binomial name | |
Pantydia capistrata |
Pantydia capistrata is a moth of the family Erebidae. [3] It is found in Fiji, New Guinea and Australia, including New South Wales and Queensland. [4]
The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are fawn. There is an orange line running parallel to the margin of each forewing. The hindwings have a broad dark edge. Males have a swelling on each antenna.
The larvae feed on the leaves of soy beans. They are brown with a darker strip down the middle of the back and two transverse black bands. They reach a length of 35–40 mm. [5]