Kingdom Animalia Genus Neogalea
Hampson, 1906 Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Family Noctuidae Scientific name Neogalea sunia Higher classification Neogalea Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Spodoptera albula, Salbia haemorrhoidalis, Ophiomyia lantanae, Hypena laceratalis | ||
The Catabena Moth (Neogalea sunia) is a moth of the family Noctuidae, and the only species in the Neogalea genus. It is found from the southern United States, through the Caribbean (including Guadeloupe and Martinique) to Argentina. Furthermore, it has been introduced in Australia, on Norfolk Island in 1962. Since that time it has increased its range and is now common in Queensland and northern New South Wales. It has also been introduced on Hawaii.
The wingspan is about 33 mm.
The larva feed on Lantana species.
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