''Pandesma robusta'' is a species of
moth of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. It is found in
Portugal,
Spain,
Malta,
Sicily,
Greece,
Crete, the
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
, throughout
Africa and from
Asia Minor to
India and
Pakistan.
Adults are on wing year round. There are multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...
'', ''
Albizzia lebbek'' and ''
Populus euphratica''.
External links
africanmoths.comFauna Europaealepiforum.de
Pandesmini
Moths of Europe
Moths of Cape Verde
Moths of Africa
Moths of the Middle East
Moths of Asia
Moths described in 1858
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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