Proteuxoa tortisigna, the streaked rictonis moth or pale-banded noctuid, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Proteuxoa |
| Species: | P. tortisigna
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| Proteuxoa tortisigna (Walker, 1857)
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species, Pelargonium × zonale and Narcissus pseudonarcissus.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Proteuxoa tortisigna.
Wikispecies has information related to Proteuxoa tortisigna.
- "Species Proteuxoa tortisigna (Walker, 1857)". Australian Faunal Directory. Archived 6 October 2012.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 December 2020). "Proteuxoa tortisigna (Walker, [1857]) Pale-banded Noctuid". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 December 2020.