Noctua microrrhoea
| Noctua microrrhoea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Noctua |
| Species: | N. microrrhoea
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| Binomial name | |
| Noctua microrrhoea Fabricius, 1775
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Noctua microrrhoea is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.[1] The species is found in Australia[2][3] (Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Queensland).[4]
There is no widely accepted taxonomic placement for this species. Noctua microrrhoea is the original name proposed by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775[1][2][3] and used by the Global Lepidoptera Index.[1] While the Australian Faunal Directory treats its genus as uncertain but within Erebinae, other sources place it in Thyas[3] or in Dermaleipa.[4]
Description
Noctua microrrhoea is a large moth with a wingspan about 7 cm (2.8 in). The forewings are dorsally brown. The hindwings are dorsally bright orange with broad black margins and a large black spot in the middle. The abdomen is orange. The larvae feed on Terminalia ferdinandiana.[4]
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Male, dorsal view
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Male, ventral view
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Female, dorsal view
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Female, ventral view
References
- ^ a b c "Noctua microrrhoea Fabricius, 1775". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.26.041. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Species Unplaced microrrhoea (Fabricius, 1775)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Savela, Markku. "Thyas Hübner, [1824]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (29 July 2025). "Dermaleipa microrrhoea (Fabricius, 1775)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 March 2026.