Biology:Apatelodes castanea
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Short description: Species of moth
Apatelodes castanea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatelodes castanea.
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