Sandava scitisignata
Species of moth
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Sandava scitisignata, the fungi snout, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[1] It is found in the southern half of Australia.
| Sandava scitisignata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Sandava |
| Species: | S. scitisignata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sandava scitisignata Walker, 1862 | |
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. The moth flies from September to April.[2]
The larvae feed on fungi on dead trees.
