Armactica columbina
Armactica columbina is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and the north of Western Australia.[2]
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| Genus: | Armactica |
| Species: | A. columbina |
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have dark grey forewings with a grey, then white, brown and black band along the outer edge, a small blue eyespot near the centre and a row of five eyespots in each brown band. The hindwings are yellow with a black border.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cordia subcordata.[3]
References
- Savela, Markku (8 September 2019). "Armactica columbina Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 February 2014). "Armactica columbina Walker, 1865". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- "Plant strategies, dispersal and origins of flora at the northern Coral Sea Islands Territory, Australia".
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