Pataeta carbo

Pataeta carbo is a moth in the family Euteliidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2]

Pataeta carbo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Euteliidae
Genus:
Pataeta
Species:
P. carbo
Binomial name
Pataeta carbo
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Phlegetonia carbo Guenée, 1852
  • Pataeta conspicienda Walker, 1858
  • Phlegetonia corvina Snellen, 1880

It is found around the west Pacific, including Australia (in the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Victoria) as well as in Fiji and Hong Kong.

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus and Callistemon species.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (May 6, 2020). "Pataeta carbo (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pataeta carbo". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (7 July 2020). "Pataeta carbo (Guenée, 1852)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 August 2020.


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