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Dysgonia senex

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Dysgonia senex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Dysgonia
Species:
D. senex
Binomial name
Dysgonia senex
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Ophiusa senex Walker, 1858
  • Parallelia senex (Walker, 1858)
  • Ophiusa acutissima Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Dysgonia acutissima (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
  • Parallelia medioobscura Strand, 1914
  • Dysgonia medioobscura (Strand, 1914)

Dysgonia senex is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.

The wingspan is about 70 mm.

References

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  1. ^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. Archived September 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
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  • Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (29 September 2019). "Dysgonia senex (Walker, 1858)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 December 2019.