Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hepialidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Abantiades | |
Similar Abantiades latipennis, Abantiades hyalinatus, Abantiades, Hepialidae | ||
Abantiades sericatus is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is endemic to Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 70 mm. Adult females have pale brown forewings with a sinuous pattern of white patches with black outlines and two to three orange and blue eyespots. The hindwings are pale brown. Males have white forewings with a sinuous pattern and white hindwings.
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