''Pollanisus subdolosa'' is a
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
of the family
Zygaenidae
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. Some of the 1000 or so species are commonly known as burnet or forester moths, ofte ...
. It is found in Australia in
Victoria
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* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
and from south-eastern
Queensland
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to
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
.
The length of the forewings is 7.5–10.5 mm for males and 7–8 mm for females. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Hibbertia scandens''.
Subspecies
*''Pollanisus subdolosa subdolosa''
Walker, 1865 (Victoria)
*''Pollanisus subdolosa clara''
Tarmann, 2005 (south-eastern Queensland to New South Wales)
External links
Australian Faunal DirectoryZygaenid moths of Australia: a revision of the Australian Zygaenidae
Moths of Australia
subdolosa
Moths described in 1865
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