Zalissa catocalina

Zalissa catocalina
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Zalissa
Species: Z. catocalina
Binomial name
Zalissa catocalina
Walker, 1865[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypocala pratti Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Zalissa pratti (Bethune-Baker, 1906)

Zalissa catocalina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Australia.[2] In Australia, it is found in or near rainforests in eastern Australia as far south as northern New South Wales.

Adults are brown and yellow, with a unique colour pattern on the underside of the forewing.

The larvae feed on grape vines.[3]

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