Oeonistis altica
Oeonistis altica is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1768.[1] It is found in south-east Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, northern India, the Philippines, Taiwan as well as the Australian state of Queensland.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Oeonistis |
| Species: | O. altica |
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| Oeonistis altica (Linnaeus, 1768) | |
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Adults are deep yellow, with black markings on the forewings.
The larvae feed lichen, and possibly also on Flacourtia and Ficus species. They are pale grey with a black stripe along the back and hairy.
References
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 August 2012). "Oeonistis altica (Linnaeus, 1768)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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