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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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Streaked Rictonis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Genus
- Proteuxoa
- Species
- Proteuxoa tortisigna
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