Oenosandra boisduvalii Newman, 1856 is a animal in the Oenosandridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Oenosandra boisduvalii Newman, 1856 (Oenosandra boisduvalii Newman, 1856)
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Oenosandra boisduvalii Newman, 1856

Oenosandra boisduvalii Newman, 1856

Oenosandra boisduvalii, or Boisduval's autumn moth, is the only species in the Oenosandra moth genus found in southern Australia, including Tasmania.

Family
Genus
Oenosandra
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Oenosandra boisduvalii Newman, 1856

Oenosandra is a monotypic moth genus, meaning it contains only one species, that belongs to the family Oenosandridae. This sole species is Oenosandra boisduvalii, commonly known as Boisduval's autumn moth. It is distributed in the southern half of Australia, including the island of Tasmania. Both the genus Oenosandra and the species Oenosandra boisduvalii were first formally described by Edward Newman in 1856. This moth has a wingspan that measures approximately 50 millimeters. The larvae of Oenosandra boisduvalii feed on plants from the Eucalyptus genus.

Photo: (c) James Peake, all rights reserved, uploaded by James Peake

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Oenosandridae Oenosandra

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