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  no common name (Proteuxoa sp)





no common name | Proteuxoa sp photo
Proteuxoa species

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no common name | Proteuxoa sp photo
Proteuxoa species

Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.







INSECT FACTS

Identification
The adult of this Proteuxoa species has very dark brown, almost black forewings with creamy brown spot on each forewing. The head is brown and the front of the thorax is lighter brown.

Size
wingspan 3cm

Breeding
The caterpillar pupates in the soil.



Classification
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Noctuidae
Genus:Proteuxoa
Species:sp
Common Name:no common name