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Thelosia phalaena

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Species of moth

Thelosia phalaena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Apatelodidae
Genus: Thelosia
Species: T. phalaena
Binomial name
Thelosia phalaena
Schaus, 1896

Thelosia phalaena is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1896. It is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).

The wingspan is 30–45 mm. The forewings are dark reddish brown without markings. The hindwings are speckled with chrome yellow scales.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Thelosia phalaena​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  2. Kitching, Ian; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris; Laurent, Ryan St; Naumann, Stefan; Mejia, Liliana Ballesteros; Kawahara, Akito (2 December 2018). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6 (6). Supplementary material: checklist. doi:10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 5904559. PMID 29674935.
  3. Smithsonian Institution
  4. Journal of the New York Entomological Society Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Thelosia phalaena
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