Biology:Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Proteuxoa |
| Species: | P. sanguinipuncta
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| Binomial name | |
| Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta (Guenée, 1852)[1]
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Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[2] It is found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and south Western Australia.[3] It is also present in New Zealand where it was first recorded in 2007.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852 and named Amphipyra sanguinipuncta.[4]
Description
The wingspan is about 40 mm.[5] This species is distinctive as its forewings are covered with crimson spots and is unlikely to be confused with any other species in New Zealand.[1]
Distribution
This species is Australian but has been recorded in New Zealand since February 2007.[6] Since first being recorded in 2007, this species has become common in the North Island in grassland habitat and has recently been recorded at the top of the South Island.[1]
Behaviour
In New Zealand this species does the aston shuffle from February to April.[1]
Host species
The larvae feed on various grasses.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Hoare, R.J.B. (2017). "Noctuinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) part 1: Austramathes, Cosmodes, Proteuxoa, Physetica.". Fauna of New Zealand 73: 1–130. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.73. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/143606/FNZ73_Hoare_SQ.pdf.
- ↑ "Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta (Guenee, 1852)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/5ad71193-473a-4c27-96c0-fd989b056be4.
- ↑ "Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/amph/sanguinipuncta.html.
- ↑ Guénée, Achille (1852). Histoire naturelle des insectes; spécies général des lépidoptères : Noctuélites. 6. Paris: Roret. pp. 412. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9194. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33923879.
- ↑ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (24 August 2004). "Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20080802082917/http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/acro/sanguin.html. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q110305107
Wikidata ☰ Q1367072 entry
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