Biology:Eutrichopidia latinus
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Short description: Species of moth
| Eutrichopidia latinus | |
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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: | Eutrichopidia |
| Species: | E. latinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eutrichopidia latinus (Donovan, 1805)[1]
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Eutrichopidia latinus is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from eastern Australia , including Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
The moth is about 45 mm. Adults are black with a broad diagonal band across each forewing. This band may vary from white to yellow to orange. The hindwings have a white margin with black dots and the abdomen is tipped with a tuft of orange hairs.[2]
The larvae feed on Hibbertia obtusifolia and Haloragis teucriodes.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q5414582 entry
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