Biology:Toosa batesi

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Short description: Species of moth

Toosa batesi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Thyrididae
Genus: Toosa
Species:
T. batesi
Binomial name
Toosa batesi
Bethune-Baker, 1927

Toosa batesi is a moth in the family Thyrididae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1927.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Both wings are dark lustrous metallic green without any markings.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Toosa batesi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=82500. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Toosa batesi Bethune-Baker, 1927". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/TOOSBATE. Retrieved March 23, 2020. 
  3. Bethune-Baker, G. T. (1927). "Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (9) 20: 321–334. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13858290 entry