Biology:Palaeosia
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Short description: Genus of moths
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Palaeosia Hampson, 1900 |
| Species: | P. bicosta
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| Binomial name | |
| Palaeosia bicosta Walker, 1854
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Palaeosia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1900. Its only species, Palaeosia bicosta, the two-ribbed arctiid or two-ribbed footman, was first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in south-eastern Australia .[1]
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on lichen.[2]
Former species
- Palaeosia longistriga, now Oeonosia longistriga (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Palaeosia Hampson, 1900". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/lithosiinae/palaeosia/. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (13 May 2018). "Palaeosia bicosta (Walker, 1854) Two-ribbed Footman". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/bicosta.html. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
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