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Pandesma robusta

Pandesma robusta is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Malta, Sicily, Greece, Crete, the Canary Islands, throughout Africa and from Asia Minor to India and Pakistan.

Last revised
Jul 20, 2026
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Length
104 w
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Pandesma robusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Pandesma
Species:
P. robusta
Binomial name
Pandesma robusta
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Thria robusta
  • Pandesma opposita
  • Pandesma sennaarensis
  • Pandesma grandis
  • Pandesma terrigena
  • Pandesma distincta

Pandesma robusta is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Malta, Sicily, Greece, Crete, the Canary Islands, throughout Africa and from Asia Minor to India and Pakistan.

Adults are on wing year round. There are multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on Acacia, Albizzia lebbek and Populus euphratica.

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