Castulo plagiata

Castulo plagiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Castulo
Species: C. plagiata
Binomial name
Castulo plagiata
Walker, 1854
Synonyms
  • Cluaca struthias Meyrick, 1886

Castulo plagiata, the Yellow-banded Footman, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania).[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adult males have black forewings with a yellow band across the middle. The hindwings are yellow with variable black margins.[2]

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