Speiredonia spectans

Speiredonia spectans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Hulodini
Genus: Speiredonia
Species: S. spectans
Binomial name
Speiredonia spectans
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Sericia spectans Guenée, 1852

Granny's Cloak Moth (Speiredonia spectans) is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in the north-east quarter of Australia and Tasmania. Strays have been recorded on Norfolk Island and in New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 70 mm.

The larvae feed on Acacia species.


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