Biology:Ectopatria aspera

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Short description: Species of moth

Ectopatria aspera
Ectopatria aspera female.jpg
Female
Ectopatria aspera male.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Ectopatria
Species:
E. aspera
Binomial name
Ectopatria aspera
(Walker, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Walker, 1865 Walker, 1857
  • Walker, 1869 Xylina provida
  • Hadena aspera Walker, 1858
  • Xylina canescens Xylina saxatilis

Ectopatria aspera is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It is found in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and New Zealand. It is considered a migratory species.[2] The holotype specimen of the now synonymised Xylina saxatilis is held at Museums Victoria.[3]

The wingspan is 36–38 mm.

The forewings and thorax are whitish-grey. The hindwings are white with a broad fuscous area around the apex and termen in males and wholly fuscous in females. Males have a dense truncate tuft of hair on the middle tibia.[4]

References

  1. "Ectopatria aspera (Walker, 1857)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/cda98150-a971-4219-938b-d14c6692e606. 
  2. Fox, K.J. (1971). "Migrant Lepidoptera in New Zealand 1970-1971.". New Zealand Entomologist 5 (1): 59–62. doi:10.1080/00779962.1971.9722959. 
  3. Atlas of Living Australia (2023). "Species: Ectopatria aspera" (in en-AU). https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/63bbb06b-119a-4ad0-9e2b-37cbf1ced130#gallery. 
  4. Philpott, Alfred (1928). "Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera.". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 59: 481–490. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_59/rsnz_59_03_004800.html. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5334262 entry