Sandava scitisignata

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Sandava scitisignata
File:Sandava scitisignata.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Sandava
Species:
S. scitisignata
Binomial name
Sandava scitisignata
Walker, 1862
Synonyms
  • Cidaria scitisignata Walker, 1862
  • Sandava melaleucata Walker, [1863]
  • Istarba varialis Walker, [1866]

Sandava scitisignata, the fungi snout, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[1] It is found in the southern half of Australia.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The moth flies from September to April.[2]

The larvae feed on fungi on dead trees.

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