Biology:Thelosia phalaena

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Short description: Species of moth

Thelosia phalaena
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Apatelodidae
Genus: Thelosia
Species:
T. phalaena
Binomial name
Thelosia phalaena
Schaus, 1896[1]

Thelosia phalaena is a moth in the Apatelodidae family.[2] It was described by William Schaus in 1896. It is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).[3]

The wingspan is 30–45 mm. The forewings are dark reddish brown without markings. The hindwings are speckled with chrome yellow scales.[4]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Thelosia phalaena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=69103. 
  2. 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. 
  3. Smithsonian Institution
  4. Journal of the New York Entomological Society This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13477755 entry