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Phalaenoides tristifica

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Willow-herb day-moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Phalaenoides
Species:
P. tristifica
Binomial name
Phalaenoides tristifica
Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
  • Eutactis tristifica Hübner, 1818
  • Agarista lewinii Boisduval, 1832
  • Agarista ephyra Angas, 1847

Phalaenoides tristifica, the willow-herb day, is a moth of the family Noctuidae that is native to southeastern Australia. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1]

Larvae stage

Description

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References

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  1. ^ Hübner, Jacob; Geyer, Carl; Hübner, Jacob; Dutreux, Aug; Schaus, William (1818). Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge [sic] : bestehend in Bekundigung einzelner Fliegmuster neuer oder rarer nichteuropäischer Gattungen. Smithsonian Libraries. Augsburg : bey dem Verfasser zu finden.

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