Speiredonia spectans, the granny's cloak moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in north-eastern Australia and Tasmania. Strays have been recorded on Norfolk Island and in New Zealand.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Speiredonia |
Species: | S. spectans
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Binomial name | |
Speiredonia spectans (Guenée, 1852)
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The wingspan is about 70 mm.
The larvae feed on Acacia species.