Biology:Hysterocladia mirabilis
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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 |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Hysterocladia |
| Species: | H. mirabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hysterocladia mirabilis (Schaus, 1905)
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Hysterocladia mirabilis is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in Colombia.[1]
The wingspan is about 37 millimetres (1.5 in). The body is white, the front is black, the antennae and vertex bright red and the mid- and fore-legs are brown. The anal hairs are black. The wings are white, the costal margin of the forewings black.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Hysterocladia mirabilis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=75345.
- ↑ "Descriptions of new South American moths". Proceedings of the United States National Museum (BHL) 29: 335. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/53438#page/357/mode/1up.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13355148 entry
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