Diatenes aglossoides

Diatenes aglossoides is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in most of Australia.

Diatenes aglossoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Diatenes
Species:
D. aglossoides
Binomial name
Diatenes aglossoides
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Setida quadrisignata

The wingspan is about 40 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Acacia species.

  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view

References
  1. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 March 2020). "Diatenes aglossoides (Guenée, 1852)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 May 2020.


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