Castulo plagiata
| Castulo plagiata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Castulo |
| Species: | C. plagiata
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| Binomial name | |
| Castulo plagiata Walker, 1854
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Castulo plagiata, the yellow-banded footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.[1]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adult males have black forewings with a yellow band across the middle. The hindwings are yellow with variable black margins.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (24 June 2015). "Castulo plagiata Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (1 May 2013). "Castulo plagiata Walker, 1854 Yellow-banded Footman". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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