Dasypodia cymatodes
Species of moth
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Dasypodia cymatodes, the northern old lady moth or northern wattle moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria), and is self introduced in New Zealand.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Dasypodia |
| Species: | D. cymatodes |
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| Dasypodia cymatodes Guenée, 1852 | |
The wingspan is about 80 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Acacia species.
