Pataeta carbo explained

Pataeta carbo is a moth in the family Euteliidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.^[1]

It is found around the west Pacific, including Australia (in the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Victoria) as well as in Fiji and Hong Kong.

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus and Callistemon species.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . May 6, 2020 . Pataeta carbo (Guenée, 1852) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 3, 2020.
2. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 7 July 2020 . Pataeta carbo (Guenée, 1852) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 3 August 2020.