Pandesma submurina

Pandesma submurina, the pale migrant, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in Australia in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.[2]

Pandesma submurina
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Pandesma
Species:
P. submurina
Binomial name
Pandesma submurina
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Michera submurina Walker, 1865

The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults have brown forewings with indistinct darker markings. The hindwings are buff coloured with a large dark spot near the tornus.

The larvae probably feed on Fabaceae species.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (5 July 2019). "Pandesma submurina (Walker, 1865)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 July 2012). "Pandesma submurina Walker, 1865". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 14 December 2019.


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