Panacela nyctopa

Panacela nyctopa is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Turner in 1922.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

Panacela nyctopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Panacela
Species:
P. nyctopa
Binomial name
Panacela nyctopa
(Turner, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Mallodeta nyctopa Turner, 1922

The wingspan is about 34 mm for males and 40–44 mm for females. The forewings are fuscous brown, with a dark fuscous line from the mid-costa to the mid-dorsum. There a second parallel line from three-fourths of the costa to three-fourths of the dorsum. There is also a slender, faintly marked subterminal line. The hindwings have the same colour and lines as the forewings.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Panacela nyctopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Panacela nyctopa (Turner, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47: 359


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