Anestia semiochrea

Anestia semiochrea, the marbled footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886.[1] It is found in Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.

Anestia semiochrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Anestia
Species:
A. semiochrea
Binomial name
Anestia semiochrea
(Butler, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Xanthodule semiochrea Butler, 1886
  • Xanthodule inquinata Butler, 1886
  • Anestia inquinata Lucas, 1890

The female has only vestigial wings (it is brachypterous).[2]

The larvae feed on lichen.

References
  1. Savela, Markku (26 October 2015). "Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 July 2019). "Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886) Marbled Footman". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 October 2019.


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