Biology:Armactica columbina
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Genus: | Armactica
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| Species: | A. columbina
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| Armactica columbina Walker, 1865
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Armactica columbina is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and the north of Western Australia.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have dark grey forewings with a grey, then white, brown and black band along the outer edge, a small blue eyespot near the centre and a row of five eyespots in each brown band. The hindwings are yellow with a black border.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cordia subcordata.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (8 September 2019). "Armactica columbina Walker, 1865". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/nolidae/chloephorinae/armactica/#columbina. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (9 February 2014). "Armactica columbina Walker, 1865". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/chlo/columbina.html. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ↑ "Plant strategies, dispersal and origins of flora at the northern Coral Sea Islands Territory, Australia".
Wikidata ☰ Q4792490 entry
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