Armactica columbina
| Armactica columbina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Armactica |
| Species: | A. columbina |
| Binomial name | |
| Armactica columbina Walker, 1865[1] | |
Armactica columbina is a moth of the Nolidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Queensland and the north of Western Australia.
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have dark grey forewings with a grey, then white, brown and black band along the outer edge, a small blue eyespot near the centre and a row of five eyespots in each brown band. The hindwings are yellow with a black border.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cordia subcordata.[3]
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