Palaeosia
Genus of moths
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Palaeosia is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1900. Its only species, Palaeosia bicosta, the two-ribbed arctiid or two-ribbed footman, was first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in south-eastern Australia.[1]
| Palaeosia | |
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| In Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Palaeosia Hampson, 1900 |
| Species: | P. bicosta |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaeosia bicosta Walker, 1854 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on lichen.[2]
Former species
- Palaeosia longistriga, now Oeonosia longistriga (Bethune-Baker, 1908)