Dysgonia senex

Dysgonia senex is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.

Dysgonia senex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Dysgonia
Species:
D. senex
Binomial name
Dysgonia senex
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Ophiusa senex Walker, 1858
  • Parallelia senex (Walker, 1858)
  • Ophiusa acutissima Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Dysgonia acutissima (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
  • Parallelia medioobscura Strand, 1914
  • Dysgonia medioobscura (Strand, 1914)

The wingspan is about 70 mm.

References
  1. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. Archived September 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
  • Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (29 September 2019). "Dysgonia senex (Walker, 1858)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 December 2019.


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