Biology:Oxytenis modestia

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Short description: Species of moth

Oxytenis modestia
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Oxytenis
Species:
O. modestia
Binomial name
Oxytenis modestia
(Cramer, 1780)

Oxytenis modestia, the Costa Rica leaf moth, dead-leaf moth, or tropical American silkworm moth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.[1] It occurs from Guatemala to northern South America.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1595332 entry