Biology:Ephoria dora
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Apatelodidae |
| Genus: | Ephoria |
| Species: | E. dora
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| Binomial name | |
| Ephoria dora (Schaus, 1896)
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Ephoria dora is a moth in the Apatelodidae family.[1] It was described by Schaus in 1896. It is found in south-eastern Brazil .
Description
The wingspan is about 50 mm. The forewings are greyish, thickly mottled with darker scales. The outer margin is broadly yellowish, with a very indistinct wavy basal line and a small yellowish spot containing a brown point in the cell. There is an irregular outer wavy shade separating the darker portion of the wing from the yellowish outer margin. The hindwings are light brown, somewhat yellowish on the outer margin.[2]
Original publication
As Colabata dora, in Schaus, William (1896). "New Species of Heterocera". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 4: 52–53. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9193764#page/62/mode/1up.
References
- ↑ Kitching, Ian; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris; Laurent, Ryan St; Naumann, Stefan; Mejia, Liliana Ballesteros; Kawahara, Akito (2 December 2018). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (in en). Biodiversity Data Journal 6 (6): Supplementary material: checklist. doi:10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. ISSN 1314-2828. PMID 29674935.
- ↑ Schaus, William (1896). "New Species of Heterocera". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 4: 52–53. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9193764#page/62/mode/1up.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13473066 entry
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