Dasypodia selenophora

Dasypodia selenophora
Dasypodia selenophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Dasypodia
Species: D. selenophora
Binomial name
Dasypodia selenophora
Guenée, 1852

The Southern Old Lady Moth or Southern Old Lady (Dasypodia selenophora) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the southern half of Australia, as well as Norfolk Island, New Zealand and Macquarie Island.

The wingspan is about 90 mm. [1]

The larvae feed on Acacia species.

Gallery

  • Female, dorsal view

  • Female, ventral view

  • Male, dorsal view

  • Male, ventral view

References

  1. ^ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (August 14, 2008). "Dasypodia selenophora". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20080731075445/http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/cato/selen.html. Retrieved 2009-01-22. 


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