Biology:Apatelodes castanea
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Short description: Species of moth
| Apatelodes castanea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Apatelodidae |
| Genus: | Apatelodes |
| Species: | A. castanea
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| Binomial name | |
| Apatelodes castanea E. D. Jones, 1908
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Apatelodes castanea is a moth in the family Apatelodidae first described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1908. It is found in Paraná, Brazil.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are chestnut brown with conspicuous dark slightly excurved ante- and post-medial lines. There is a minute white spot near the apex and a minute dark point on the discocellulars. The hindwings are chestnut-brown, but ochreous at the base.
References
- ↑ "Descriptions of New Species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from South-East Brazil"
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Apatelodes castanea Jones, 1908". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/apatelodidae/apatelodinae/apatelodes/#u11. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
Wikidata ☰ Q16829202 entry
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