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Thelosia phalaena

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Thelosia phalaena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 family Apatelodidae.[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

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Thelosia phalaena​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  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)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6 (6). Supplementary material: checklist. doi:10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 5904559. PMID 29674935.
  3. ^ Smithsonian Institution
  4. ^ Journal of the New York Entomological Society Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.