Palaeosia bicosta: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Palaeosia
- Species
- Palaeosia bicosta
- Scientific Name
- Palaeosia bicosta
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Palaeosia bicosta
Palaeosia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1900. Its only species, Palaeosia bicosta, the two-ribbed arctiid or two-ribbed footman, was first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in south-eastern Australia.
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on lichen.
...Palaeosia bicosta in languages:
- English
- Two-ribbed Footman
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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