Heterallactis euchrysa Meyrick, 1886 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Heterallactis euchrysa Meyrick, 1886

Heterallactis euchrysa Meyrick, 1886

Heterallactis euchrysa is an Erebidae moth found in eastern Australia, with dark brown forewings and yellow bands, and larvae that eat lichen.

Family
Genus
Heterallactis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Heterallactis euchrysa Meyrick, 1886

Heterallactis euchrysa is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. This moth occurs in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales. Its forewings are dark brown, marked with two broad yellow bands. The larvae of Heterallactis euchrysa feed on lichen.

Photo: (c) Ian McMillan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ian McMillan · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Heterallactis

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