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Anestia semiochrea

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Marbled footman
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Anestia
Species:
A. semiochrea
Binomial name
Anestia semiochrea
(Butler, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Xanthodule semiochrea Butler, 1886
  • Xanthodule inquinata Butler, 1886
  • Anestia inquinata T. P. Lucas, 1890

Anestia semiochrea, the marbled footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886.[1] It is found in Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.

The female has only vestigial wings (it is brachypterous).[2]

The larvae feed on lichen.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (26 October 2015). "Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 July 2019). "Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886) Marbled Footman". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 October 2019.