Abantiades sericatus
Abantiades sericatus is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to Western Australia.[1]
| Abantiades sericatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Abantiades |
| Species: | A. sericatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Abantiades sericatus Tindale, 1932 | |
The wingspan is about 70 mm. Adult females have pale brown forewings with a sinuous pattern of white patches with black outlines and two to three orange and blue eyespots. The hindwings are pale brown. Males have white forewings with a sinuous pattern and white hindwings.[2]
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