Lambula pristina

Lambula pristina is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Australia (Queensland,[1] the Northern Territory and New South Wales).

Lambula pristina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lambula
Species:
L. pristina
Binomial name
Lambula pristina
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia pristina Walker, 1866
  • Scoliacma iridescens Lucas, 1890
  • Lambula thermopepla Hampson, 1914
  • Macaduma rothschildi Draudt, 1914

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are brown and the hindwings are pale brown.

The larvae feed on Raphia australis.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Lambula pristina (Walker, 1866)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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