Biology:Pandesma submurina

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Short description: Species of moth

Pandesma submurina
Pandesma submurina dorsal.jpg
Dorsal view
Pandesma submurina ventral.jpg
Ventral view
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Pandesma
Species:
P. submurina
Binomial name
Pandesma submurina
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Michera submurina Walker, 1865

Pandesma submurina, the pale migrant, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in Australia in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.[2]

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae probably feed on Fabaceae species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7130605 entry