Phaeophlebosia furcifera Walker, 1854 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phaeophlebosia furcifera Walker, 1854

Phaeophlebosia furcifera Walker, 1854

Phaeophlebosia furcifera, the forked footman, is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Phaeophlebosia, found in Australia.

Family
Genus
Phaeophlebosia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Phaeophlebosia furcifera Walker, 1854

Phaeophlebosia is a monotypic moth genus (a genus containing only one species) in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was formally erected by George Hampson in 1900. The only species in this genus is Phaeophlebosia furcifera, commonly known as the forked footman. This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is native to Australia, with confirmed records from New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia. The wingspan of this moth measures approximately 20 mm. Its wings are pale yellow, with dark brown accenting along the veins.

Photo: (c) Cathy Powers, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cathy Powers · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Phaeophlebosia

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

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