Anestia semiochrea explained
Anestia semiochrea, the marbled footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886.[1] It is found in Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.
The female has only vestigial wings (it is brachypterous).[2]
The larvae feed on lichen.
Notes and References
- Web site: Savela . Markku . 26 October 2015 . Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 16 October 2019.
- Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 17 July 2019 . Anestia semiochrea (Butler, 1886) Marbled Footman . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 16 October 2019.