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Scoliacma pactolias

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Scoliacma pactolias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Scoliacma
Species:
S. pactolias
Binomial name
Scoliacma pactolias
Meyrick, 1886

Scoliacma pactolias is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1886. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are mottled dark yellow and the hindwings are yellow.[3]

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