Biology:Athetis tenuis

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Short description: Species of moth

Athetis tenuis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Athetis
Species:
A. tenuis
Binomial name
Athetis tenuis
(Butler, 1886)[1]
Synonyms
  • Radinogoes tenuis Butler, 1886

Athetis tenuis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from all of Australia , including Norfolk Island as well as New Zealand.

Dorsal view
Ventral view

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the stems of young Gossypium species.

Taxonomy

Athetix tenuis was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886 as Radinogoes tenuis from specimens collected at Peak Downs and Rockhampton in Queensland.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4813629 entry