Biology:Apocrisias

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Short description: Genus of moths

Apocrisias
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Apocrisias
Franclemont, 1966
Species:
A. thaumasta
Binomial name
Apocrisias thaumasta
Franclemont, 1966

Apocrisias is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its single species, Apocrisias thaumasta, is found in the United States in southern Arizona and in Mexico.[1] Both the genus and species were first described by John G. Franclemont in 1966.[2][3]

The wingspan is 49–56 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4780137 entry