Thallarcha macilenta is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1894. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Thallarcha |
Species: | T. macilenta
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Binomial name | |
Thallarcha macilenta (T. P. Lucas, 1894)
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white with black zigzag markings. The hindwings are also white.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (27 October 2015). "Thallarcha macilenta (Lucas, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (20 July 2019). "Thallarcha macilenta (T.P. Lucas, 1894)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 October 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.