Pycnotarsa sulphurea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Pycnotarsa |
Species: | P. sulphurea
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Binomial name | |
Pycnotarsa sulphurea (
Busck, 1914)
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Synonyms | |
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Pycnotarsa sulphurea is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. [1] It is found in Panama. [2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are glossy white with a strong violet sheen and overlaid with yellow scales. The extreme base of the costa, a longitudinal central line from the base to the termen and the apical edge are all reddish yellow. The hindwings are glistening light violet yellow. [3]
Pycnotarsa sulphurea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Pycnotarsa |
Species: | P. sulphurea
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Binomial name | |
Pycnotarsa sulphurea (
Busck, 1914)
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Synonyms | |
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Pycnotarsa sulphurea is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. [1] It is found in Panama. [2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are glossy white with a strong violet sheen and overlaid with yellow scales. The extreme base of the costa, a longitudinal central line from the base to the termen and the apical edge are all reddish yellow. The hindwings are glistening light violet yellow. [3]