Ectopatria aspera
| Ectopatria aspera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Ectopatria |
| Species: | E. aspera |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectopatria aspera (Walker, 1857) | |
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Ectopatria aspera is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and New Zealand. It is considered a migratory species.
The wingspan is 36–38 mm.
The forewings and thorax are whitish-grey. The hindwings are white with a broad fuscous area round the apex and termen in males and wholly fuscous in females. Males have a dense truncate tuft of hair on the middle tibia.
External links
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Migrant Lepidoptera In New Zealand
- Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera
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