Pantydia sparsa

Pantydia sparsa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Queensland and on Norfolk Island. This species was introduced to New Zealand in 2004.^[2]

A species of moth in the Erebidae family
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Pantydia
Species:	P. sparsa
Binomial name
Pantydia sparsa Guenée, 1852[1]
Synonyms
Toxocampa orthosiodes Walker, 1865 Pantydia recondita Walker, 1858

The wingspan is about 40 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Medicago sativa, Dillwynia ericifolia and Exocarpus aphyllus.

Gallery

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  Female, dorsal view
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  Female, ventral view
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  Male, dorsal view
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  Male, ventral view