Pseudophaloe promiscua

Pseudophaloe promiscua is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Vitor Osmar Becker and Espinosa in 2013. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]

Pseudophaloe promiscua
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pseudophaloe
Species:
P. promiscua
Binomial name
Pseudophaloe promiscua
Becker & Espinosa, 2013

The length of the forewings is about 23 mm for males.`[2]

Etymology

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The species name is derived from Latin promiscuus (meaning mixed).

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pseudophaloe promiscua Becker & Espinoza, 2013". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2019. Note: This source misspells the second author's name.
  2. ^ Becker, Vitor O. (September 15, 2013). "Taxonomic changes in the Neotropical Pericopina and Ctenuchina moths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini), with description of new taxa" (PDF). The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 46: 53–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013.