Speiredonia darwiniana

Speiredonia darwiniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Speiredonia
Species:	S. darwiniana
Binomial name
	Speiredonia darwiniana; Zilli, 2010

Speiredonia darwiniana is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alberto Zilli in 2010. It is found in north-western Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

The wingspan is 68–73 mm. The ground colour of the wings is chocolate brown, mottled with paler and darker areas and bluish reflections in the antemarginal field and towards the anal margin of both the forewings and hindwings.[1]

References

Zilli, Alberto; Holloway, Jeremy D. & Hogenes, Willem (2005). "An Overview of the Genus Speiredonia with Description of Seven New Species (Insecta, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Aldrovandia. 1: 17–36. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Zilli, Alberto; Holloway, Jeremy D. & Hogenes, Willem (2005). "An Overview of the Genus Speiredonia with Description of Seven New Species (Insecta, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Aldrovandia. 1: 17–36. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22 – via Internet Archive.