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DeutschProteuxoa tortisigna
| Streaked rictonis moth | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Proteuxoa |
| Species: | P. tortisigna |
| Binomial name | |
| Proteuxoa tortisigna (Walker, 1857) | |
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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
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species, Pelargonium × zonale and Narcissus pseudonarcissus.
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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.