Nataxa flavescens, the yellow-headed anthelid, is a species of moth of the family Anthelidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Australasia.

Nataxa flavescens
Adult male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Anthelidae
Genus: Nataxa
Species:
N. flavescens
Binomial name
Nataxa flavescens
(Walker, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Perna flavescens Walker, 1855
  • Nataxa flavifascia Walker, 1855
  • Nataxa rubida Walker, 1865
  • Dicreagra ochrocephala Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
Adult female

The wingspan of the grey-winged female is approximately 40 mm. That of the male is approximately 30 mm.

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