Zalissa catocalina

Zalissa catocalina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Australia.[2] In Australia, it is found in or near rainforests in eastern Australia as far south as northern New South Wales.

Zalissa catocalina
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Zalissa
Species:
Z. catocalina
Binomial name
Zalissa catocalina
Walker, 1865[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypocala pratti Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Zalissa pratti (Bethune-Baker, 1906)

Adults are brown and yellow, with a unique colour pattern on the underside of the forewing.

The larvae feed on grape vines.[3]

  • Larva
  • Larva

References
  1. Zalissa at funet
  2. Papua Insects Foundation
  3. PaDIL


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