Biology:Heliocheilus thomalae
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Heliocheilus |
| Species: | H. thomalae
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliocheilus thomalae (Gaede, 1915)
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Heliocheilus thomalae is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in Tanzania.[1]
This species has a wingspan of 19–20 mm (0.75–0.79 in) and the holotype was caught in Gomba, district of Amani, Tanzania.
Gaede named this species after Miss Thomala, preparator at the Berlin Museum für Naturkunde who draw his attention on this species.[2]
References
- ↑ Matthews, Marcus (1987). "The African species of Heliocheilus Grote (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Systematic Entomology 12: 459–473. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1987.tb00218.x.
- ↑ (in German): Original description & Plate: Gaede, M. 1915. Neue afrikanische Lepidoptera des Berliner Zoologischen Museums. - Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 9:38–40, pl. 1.
Wikidata ☰ Q5705621 entry
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