Eudesmeola

Eudesmeola is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Eudesmeola lawsoni, or Lawson's night moth, was first described by Felder and Rogenhofer in 1874. It is found in the dry inland areas of Australia.^[1][2][3][4]

Eudesmeola
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Calpinae
Genus:	Eudesmeola Hampson, 1926
Species:	E. lawsoni
Binomial name
Eudesmeola lawsoni (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
Synonyms
Diatenes lawsoni Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Polydesma pullaria Swinhoe, 1902

The wingspan is about 70 mm.

The larvae feed on Geijera parviflora.