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Oeonistis altica
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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

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]

Adults are deep yellow, with black markings on the forewings.

The larvae feed lichen, and possibly also on Flacourtia and Ficus species. They are pale grey with a black stripe along the back and hairy.

References

  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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)


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