Discophlebia lucasii Rosenstock, 1885 is a animal in the Oenosandridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Discophlebia lucasii Rosenstock, 1885

Discophlebia lucasii Rosenstock, 1885

Discophlebia lucasii (Lucas' stub moth) is an oenosandrid moth found in southeastern Australia, with a ~50 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Discophlebia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Discophlebia lucasii Rosenstock, 1885

Discophlebia lucasii, commonly known as Lucas' stub moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Oenosandridae. It was first formally described by Rudolph Rosenstock in 1885. This species is found in the southeastern quarter of Australia. Its adult wingspan measures approximately 50 millimeters.

Photo: (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Oenosandridae Discophlebia

More from Oenosandridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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