Alapadna pauropis

Alapadna pauropis, the variable spot-wing, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Turner in 1902.[1] It is found in the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.[2]

Alapadna pauropis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Alapadna
Species:
A. pauropis
Binomial name
Alapadna pauropis
Turner, 1902
Synonyms
  • Hypenodes ptocas Turner, 1944

Adults are brown with a variable pattern of dark lines and spots.

References
  1. Savela, Markku (11 February 2012). "Alapadna pauropis Turner, 1902". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (18 August 2019). "Alapadna pauropis Turner, 1902". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 18 December 2019.


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