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]
| Thelosia phalaena | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Apatelodidae |
| Genus: | Thelosia |
| Species: | T. phalaena
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| Binomial name | |
| Thelosia phalaena | |
The wingspan is 30–45 mm. The forewings are dark reddish brown without markings. The hindwings are speckled with chrome yellow scales.[4]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Smithsonian Institution
- ^ Journal of the New York Entomological Society Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
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