Proteuxoa tortisigna

Proteuxoa tortisigna, the streaked rictonis moth or pale-banded noctuid, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria

Streaked rictonis moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Proteuxoa
Species:
P. tortisigna
Binomial name
Proteuxoa tortisigna
(Walker, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Ochropleura tortisigna Walker, 1857
  • Agrotis costalis Walker, 1869
  • Agrotis antipoda Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species, Pelargonium × zonale and Narcissus pseudonarcissus.

  • "Species Proteuxoa tortisigna (Walker, 1857)". Australian Faunal Directory. Archived 6 October 2012.
  • Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 December 2020). "Proteuxoa tortisigna (Walker, [1857]) Pale-banded Noctuid". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 December 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.