Pataeta
Pataeta carbo is a moth of the family Noctuidae and the only member of the genus Pataeta. It is found around the west Pacific, including Australia (in the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern territory, Queensland and Victoria) as well as in Fiji and Hong Kong.
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| Genus: | Pataeta Walker, 1858 |
| Species: | P. carbo |
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| Pataeta carbo Guenée, 1852 | |
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The wingspan is about 50 mm.
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus and Callistemon species.
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