Thallarcha chrysochoa

Thallarcha chrysochoa, the golden footman, is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Victoria.[2]

Thallarcha chrysochoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Thallarcha
Species:
T. chrysochoa
Binomial name
Thallarcha chrysochoa
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Comarchis chrysochoa Meyrick, 1886

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are yellow with black zigzag lines and markings. The hindwings are yellow with a black mark near the middle and a black band along the margin.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (27 October 2015). "Thallarcha chrysochoa (Meyrick, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 May 2018). "Thallarcha chrysochoa (Meyrick, 1886) Golden Footman". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 October 2019.


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