Termessa catocalina
| Termessa catocalina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Termessa |
| Species: | T. catocalina |
| Binomial name | |
| Termessa catocalina (Walker, [1865]) | |
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Termessa catocalina is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1865. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Victoria.[2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are grey patterned with a small white spot near the apex. The hindwings are yellow with a dark brown mark at the apex and a larger brown mark at the tornus.
The larvae feed on lichens.[3]
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