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Giaura punctata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nolidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Giaura

Giaura punctata is a moth in the Nolidae family. It was described by Lucas in 1890. It is found on the Bismarck Islands and in New Guinea and Australia (Northern Territory and Queensland).

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are grey with black spots. The hindwings are white shading to brown at the edges.

References

Giaura punctata Wikipedia