Pantydia sparsa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Queensland and on Norfolk Island. This species was introduced to New Zealand in 2004.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Pantydia |
| Species: | P. sparsa
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The wingspan is about 40 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Medicago sativa, Dillwynia ericifolia and Exocarpus aphyllus.
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pantydia sparsa Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
- ^ RJB Hoare; N Hudson (December 2018). "Adventive moths (Lepidoptera) established in mainland New Zealand: Additions and new identifications since 2001". Australian Entomologist. 45 (3): 273–324. ISSN 1320-6133. Wikidata Q110305107.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 February 2019). "Pantydia sparsa Guenée, 1852". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 9 March 2019.