Oeonistis altica is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1768.[1] It is found in south-east Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, northern India, the Philippines, Taiwan as well as the Australian state of Queensland.[1]

Oeonistis altica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Oeonistis
Species:
O. altica
Binomial name
Oeonistis altica
(Linnaeus, 1768)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena altica Linnaeus, 1768
  • Phalaena altica Linnaeus, 1769
  • Oeonistis imitaria Orhant, 2000

References

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  1. ^ a b Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 August 2012). "Oeonistis altica (Linnaeus, 1768)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 11 October 2019.