Oenosandra

Oenosandra
	Male
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oenosandridae
Genus:	Oenosandra; Newman, 1856
Species:	O. boisduvalii
Binomial name
	Oenosandra boisduvalii; Newman, 1856
Synonyms
	Oenosanda duponchelii Walker, 1856 ; Teara terminalis Walker, 1856 ; Teara luctipennis Walker, 1869 ; Lomatosticha nigrostriata Möschler, 1872 ; Pterygosoma squamipunctum R. Felder, 1874 ; Oenosanda duponcheli Tepper, 1890 ; Oenosanda boisduvali Strand, 1929 ;

Oenosandra is a monotypic moth genus in the family Oenosandridae. Its only species, Oenosandra boisduvalii, or Boisduval's autumn moth, is found in the southern half of Australia, including Tasmania. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Newman in 1856.

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species.^[1]

References edit

^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (29 March 2019). "Oenosandra boisduvalii Newman, 1856 Boisduval's Autumn Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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[1] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (29 March 2019). "Oenosandra boisduvalii Newman, 1856 Boisduval's Autumn Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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