Thallarcha macilenta

Thallarcha macilenta is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1894. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.[2]

Thallarcha macilenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Thallarcha
Species:
T. macilenta
Binomial name
Thallarcha macilenta
(T. P. Lucas, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Nudaria macilenta T. P. Lucas, 1894

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white with black zigzag markings. The hindwings are also white.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (27 October 2015). "Thallarcha macilenta (Lucas, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (20 July 2019). "Thallarcha macilenta (T.P. Lucas, 1894)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 October 2019.


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