Ectopatria aspera is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and New Zealand. It is considered a migratory species.
Taxonomy This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857 and originally named Hadena aspera. George Hudson described and illustrated this species under the name E. aspera in his 1939 book A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand. The holotype specimen of E. aspera is held at the Natural History Museum, London. The holotype specimen of the now synonymised Xylina saxatilis is held at Museums Victoria.
Description Hudson described this species as follows:
Alfred Philpott described the species as follows:
Distribution This species is found in Australia in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and in New Zealand.
Behaviour This species is considered a migratory species.
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