Pantydia sparsa

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A species of moth in the Erebidae family
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Pantydia
Species:
P. sparsa
Binomial name
Pantydia sparsa
Synonyms
  • Toxocampa orthosiodes Walker, 1865
  • Pantydia recondita Walker, 1858

Pantydia sparsa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Queensland and on Norfolk Island. This species was introduced to New Zealand in 2004.[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Medicago sativa, Dillwynia ericifolia and Exocarpus aphyllus.

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