Pandesma submurina Walker, 1865 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pandesma submurina Walker, 1865

Pandesma submurina Walker, 1865

Pandesma submurina, the pale migrant, is an Australian erebid moth with ~50 mm wingspan, whose larvae likely feed on Fabaceae.

Family
Genus
Pandesma
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pandesma submurina Walker, 1865

Pandesma submurina, commonly called the pale migrant, is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. It was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1865. This moth is found in Australia, specifically across the regions of New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia. Adults of this species have a wingspan that measures approximately 50 millimeters. Its larvae are thought to feed on plant species belonging to the Fabaceae family.

Photo: (c) Nicholas John Fisher, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Pandesma

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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