Biology:Chrysotypus vittiferalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Chrysotypus vittiferalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Thyrididae
Genus: Chrysotypus
Species:
C. vittiferalis
Binomial name
Chrysotypus vittiferalis
(Gaede, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Proterozeuxis vittiferalis Gaede, 1917

Chrysotypus vittiferalis is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae first described by Max Gaede in 1917.[1] It is found in Ghana and Tanzania.

The body of this species is red brown, and the underside of the thorax is whitish. The wings are yellow brown with a net of thick and thin red-brown lines and a wingspan of 35 mm.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13583721 entry