Biology:Scaptesyle dichotoma
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Short description: Species of moth
| Scaptesyle dichotoma | |
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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: | Scaptesyle |
| Species: | S. dichotoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Scaptesyle dichotoma (Meyrick, 1886)
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Scaptesyle dichotoma, the reticulated footman, is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found in Australia ,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are white with a black pattern. The hindwings are plain yellow.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Scaptesyle dichotoma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=39771.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (24 August 2017). "Scaptesyle dichotoma (Meyrick, 1886) Reticulated Footman". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/dichotoma.html. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q13529039 entry
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