Biology:Apatelodes paulista

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Short description: Species of moth

Apatelodes paulista
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Apatelodidae
Genus: Apatelodes
Species:
A. paulista
Binomial name
Apatelodes paulista
E. D. Jones, 1908

Apatelodes paulista is a moth in the family Apatelodidae first described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1908. It is found in São Paulo, Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is about 47 – 57 mm. The forewings are grey, irrorated (sprinkled) with yellowish-brown, with a light brown wavy antemedial band. The hindwings are yellowish-brown with indistinct medial and postmedial lines.

References

  1. "Descriptions of New Species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from South-East Brazil" This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q16829362 entry