Pantydia sparsa

Pantydia sparsa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Queensland and on Norfolk Island.

Pantydia sparsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Pantydia
Species:
P. sparsa
Binomial name
Pantydia sparsa
Synonyms
  • Toxocampa orthosiodes Walker, 1865
  • Pantydia recondita Walker, 1858

The wingspan is about 40 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Medicago sativa, Dillwynia ericifolia and Exocarpus aphyllus.

  • Female, dorsal view
  • Female, ventral view
  • Male, dorsal view
  • Male, ventral view
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References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pantydia sparsa Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 February 2019). "Pantydia sparsa Guenée, 1852". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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