Proteuxoa tortisigna

Streaked rictonis moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Proteuxoa
Species: P. tortisigna
Binomial name
Proteuxoa tortisigna
(Walker, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Ochropleura tortisigna Walker, 1857
  • Agrotis costalis Walker, 1869
  • Agrotis antipoda Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Proteuxoa tortisigna (streaked rictonis moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species, Pelargonium x zonale and Narcissus pseudonarcissus.


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