Biology:Pataeta carbo

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Short description: Species of moth

Pataeta carbo
Pataeta carbo.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Euteliidae
Genus: Pataeta
Species:
P. carbo
Binomial name
Pataeta carbo
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Phlegetonia carbo Guenée, 1852
  • Pataeta conspicienda Walker, 1858
  • Phlegetonia corvina Snellen, 1880

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

Wikidata ☰ Q13616776 entry