Biology:Pindara prisca

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Short description: Species of moth

Pindara prisca
Parallelia prisca.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Pindara
Species:
P. prisca
Binomial name
Pindara prisca
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Ophisma prisca Walker, 1858
  • Parallelia prisca (Walker, 1858)
  • Dysgonia prisca (Walker, 1858)[1]

Pindara prisca is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found from Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the southern Cook Islands.

The wingspan is 23–31 mm.

The larvae feed on Decaspermum species.

References

  1. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series). Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7195010 entry