Anestia ombrophanes, the clouded footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1886.[1][2] It is known from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Victoria and South Australia.

Clouded footman
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Anestia
Species:
A. ombrophanes
Binomial name
Anestia ombrophanes
Meyrick, 1886
Synonyms
  • Xanthodule ombrophanes
  • Thallarcha fuscogrisea Rothschild, 1913

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Females are wingless.[3]

The larvae feed on lichens.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (26 October 2015). "Anestia ombrophanes Meyrick, 1886". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  3. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (1 January 2018). "Anestia ombrophanes Meyrick, 1886 Clouded Footman". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 October 2019.