Biology:Pataeta carbo
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Short description: Species of moth
Pataeta carbo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Euteliidae |
Genus: | Pataeta |
Species: | P. carbo
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Binomial name | |
Pataeta carbo (Guenée, 1852)
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Pataeta carbo is a moth in the family Euteliidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2]
It is found around the west Pacific, including Australia (in the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Victoria) as well as in Fiji and Hong Kong.
The wingspan is about 50 mm.
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus and Callistemon species.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (May 6, 2020). "Pataeta carbo (Guenée, 1852)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/euteliidae/euteliinae/pataeta/#carbo. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Pataeta carbo". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=273982.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (7 July 2020). "Pataeta carbo (Guenée, 1852)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/eute/carbo.html. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q13616776 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pataeta carbo.
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