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Lyclene structa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lyclene

Lyclene structa

Lyclene structa is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in the southern half of Australia (including New South Wales and Queensland).

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are dark yellow, with a number of dark brown zig-zag lines across each forewing, and a broad black margin to each hindwing.

The larvae have been found on Wallaby feces. They are black and hairy.

References

Lyclene structa Wikipedia