Biology:Anestia semiochrea

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Short description: Species of moth

Anestia semiochrea
Anestia semiochrea.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Anestia
Species:
A. semiochrea
Binomial name
Anestia semiochrea
(Butler, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Xanthodule semiochrea Butler, 1886
  • Xanthodule inquinata Butler, 1886
  • Anestia inquinata T. P. Lucas, 1890

Anestia semiochrea, the marbled footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886.[1] It is found in Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.

The female has only vestigial wings (it is brachypterous).[2]

The larvae feed on lichen.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2849225 entry