Termessa zonophanes Meyrick, 1888 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Termessa zonophanes Meyrick, 1888

Termessa zonophanes Meyrick, 1888

The double yellow-patched footman (Termessa zonophanes) is an Australian Arctiinae moth described in 1888, whose larvae likely eat lichens.

Family
Genus
Termessa
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Termessa zonophanes Meyrick, 1888

Termessa zonophanes, commonly known as the double yellow-patched footman, is a moth species belonging to the subfamily Arctiinae. Edward Meyrick first described this species in 1888. It has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. It is thought that the larvae of this species feed on lichens.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae › Termessa

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

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