Biology:Anestia semiochrea
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Anestia |
| Species: | A. semiochrea
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| Binomial name | |
| Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886)
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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
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (26 October 2015). "Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/lithosiinae/anestia/#semiochrea. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (17 July 2019). "Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886) Marbled Footman". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/semiochrea.html. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q2849225 entry
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