Pseudosphex aurantivena

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Pseudosphex aurantivena is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Brazil.

Pseudosphex aurantivena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pseudosphex
Species:
P. aurantivena
Binomial name
Pseudosphex aurantivena
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Chrysostola aurantivena Hampson, 1918

The wingspan is 34 mm. The forewings are hyaline (glass like), but the costa and veins are orange yellow. The hindwings are hyaline with an orange-yellow costa and termen.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Descriptions of new genera and species of Amatidae, Lithosiidae and Noctuidae  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.