Donuca spectabilis, the white-spotted owl-moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in most of mainland Australia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Donuca |
| Species: | D. spectabilis
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| Donuca spectabilis Walker, 1865
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The wingspan is about 50 mm.
The larvae feed on Acacia saligna.
References
edit- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 April 2017). "Donuca spectabilis Walker, 1865". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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