Athetis tenuis

Athetis tenuis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Athetis
Species:	A. tenuis
Binomial name
	Athetis tenuis; (Butler, 1886)[1]
Synonyms
	Radinogoes tenuis Butler, 1886;

Athetis tenuis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from all of Australia, including Norfolk Island as well as New Zealand.

Dorsal view

Ventral view

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults have speckled pale brown forewings, each with a black or white spot near the middle. The hindwings are mostly white with brown veins.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the stems of young Gossypium species.

Taxonomy

Athetix tenuis was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886 as Radinogoes tenuis from specimens collected at Peak Downs and Rockhampton in Queensland.[3]

References

Australian Faunal Directory
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Butler, A. G. (1886). "XV. Descriptions of 21 new genera and 103 new species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from the Australian Region". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 4: 381–441. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1886.tb01633.x – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Australian Faunal Directory

[2] tera.butterflyhouse

[3] Butler, A. G. (1886). "XV. Descriptions of 21 new genera and 103 new species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from the Australian Region". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 4: 381–441. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1886.tb01633.x – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.