Ectopatria aspera

Ectopatria aspera is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It is found in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and New Zealand. It is considered a migratory species.[2]

Ectopatria aspera
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Ectopatria
Species:
E. aspera
Binomial name
Ectopatria aspera
(Walker, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Hadena aspera Walker, 1857
  • Xylina provida Walker, 1858
  • Xylina canescens Walker, 1865
  • Xylina saxatilis Walker, 1869

The wingspan is 36–38 mm.

The forewings and thorax are whitish-grey. The hindwings are white with a broad fuscous area round the apex and termen in males and wholly fuscous in females. Males have a dense truncate tuft of hair on the middle tibia.[3]

References
  1. "Ectopatria aspera (Walker, 1857)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  2. Fox, K.J. (1971). "Migrant Lepidoptera in New Zealand 1970-1971". New Zealand Entomologist. 5 (1): 59–62. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.542.398. doi:10.1080/00779962.1971.9722959.
  3. Philpott, Alfred (1928). "Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 59: 481–490.


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