Saurita mediorubra is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William James Kaye in 1911. It is found in southern Brazil.
| Saurita mediorubra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Saurita |
| Species: | S. mediorubra
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| Binomial name | |
| Saurita mediorubra Kaye, 1911[1]
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The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are semihyaline (almost glass like), the apex broadly black with some dark scaling at the tornus. The hindwings, the apex and inner margin, with some dark scaling.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Saurita mediorubra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ New species of Syntomidae from British Guiana and south Brazil
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.