Anestia ombrophanes

Anestia ombrophanes, the clouded footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1886.[1][2] It is known from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Victoria and South Australia.

Clouded footman
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Anestia
Species:
A. ombrophanes
Binomial name
Anestia ombrophanes
Meyrick, 1886
Synonyms
  • Xanthodule ombrophanes
  • Thallarcha fuscogrisea Rothschild, 1913

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adult males have black and white forewings and plain pale yellow hindwings. Females are wingless.[3]

The larvae feed on lichens. They are grey and black, with orange spots on the sides and yellow speckles on the back and underside. There are two pale yellow lines running along the back. Pupation takes place in a sparse cocoon made of silk and larval hairs which is attached to a tree or wall.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (26 October 2015). "Anestia ombrophanes Meyrick, 1886". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (1 January 2018). "Anestia ombrophanes Meyrick, 1886 Clouded Footman". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 October 2019.


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