Biology:Phaeosia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Phaeosia
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Phaeosia

Hampson, 1900
Species:
P. lutea
Binomial name
Phaeosia lutea
(H. Druce, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia lutea H. Druce, 1885
  • Lithosia intermedia H. Druce, 1885

Phaeosia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by George Hampson in 1900. Its only species, Phaeosia lutea, was described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico.[1]

Subspecies

  • Phaeosia lutea lutea
  • Phaeosia lutea intermedia (Druce, 1885) (Mexico)

Former species

  • Phaeosia dimorpha Hampson, 1918
  • Phaeosia orientalis Hampson, 1905

References

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