Alapadna pauropis Turner, 1902 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Alapadna pauropis Turner, 1902

Alapadna pauropis Turner, 1902

The variable spot-wing (Alapadna pauropis) is a brown, variably patterned Erebidae moth found in southeastern Australia.

Family
Genus
Alapadna
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Alapadna pauropis Turner, 1902

Alapadna pauropis, commonly known as the variable spot-wing, is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. This species was first formally described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1902. It is distributed across the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania. Adult individuals of this species are brown, with a variable pattern of dark lines and spots across their wings.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae › Alapadna

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