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Pataeta carbo

Synonyms: Pataeta conspicienda; Pataeta hoenei; Pataeta honei; Phlegetonia carbo; Phlegetonia corvina

Wikipedia Abstract

Pataeta carbo is a moth of the Noctuidae family and the only member of the Pataeta genus. It is found around the west Pacific, including Australia (in the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern territory, Queensland and Victoria) as well as in Fiji and Hong Kong. The wingspan is about 50 mm. The larvae feed on Eucalyptus and Callistemon species.
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Prey / Diet

Eucalyptus camaldulensis (river redgum)[1]
Eucalyptus deglupta (Indonesian gum)[1]

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0