Speiredonia darwiniana
Speiredonia darwiniana is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alberto Zilli in 2010. It is found in north-western Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
Speiredonia darwiniana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Speiredonia |
Species: | S. darwiniana |
Binomial name | |
Speiredonia darwiniana Zilli, 2010 | |
The wingspan is 68–73 mm. The ground colour of the wings is chocolate brown, mottled with paler and darker areas and bluish reflections in the antemarginal field and towards the anal margin of both the forewings and hindwings.[1]
References
- Zilli, Alberto; Holloway, Jeremy D. & Hogenes, Willem (2005). "An Overview of the Genus Speiredonia with Description of Seven New Species (Insecta, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Aldrovandia. 1: 17–36. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22 – via Internet Archive.
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