Eudesmeola lawsoni

Eudesmeola lawsoni
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Eudesmeola
Species: E. lawsoni
Binomial name
Eudesmeola lawsoni
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Diatenes lawsoni Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Polydesma pullaria Swinhoe, 1902

Eudesmeola lawsoni is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the dry inland areas of Australia[2]

The wingspan is about 70 mm. Adults have brown wings with a complex pattern of light and dark lines and markings. The underside of the wings is pale brown, with a broad dark brown submarginal band, and a dark spot in the centre of the wing.

The larvae feed on Geijera parviflora.

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