Speiredonia spectans
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| Speiredonia spectans | |
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| File:Speiredonia spectans in cave.jpg | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Speiredonia |
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S. spectans
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| Binomial name | |
| Speiredonia spectans (Guenée, 1852)
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Granny's Cloak Moth (Speiredonia spectans) is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in the north-east quarter of Australia and Tasmania. Strays have been recorded on Norfolk Island and in New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 70 mm.
The larvae feed on Acacia species.
Gallery
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Speiredonia spectans female dorsal.jpg
Female, dorsal view
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Speiredonia spectans female ventral.jpg
Female, ventral view
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Speiredonia spectans male dorsal.jpg
Male, dorsal view
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Speiredonia spectans male ventral.jpg
Male, ventral view
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