Arotros striata
Appearance
Arotros striata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Apatelodidae |
Genus: | Arotros |
Species: | A. striata
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Binomial name | |
Arotros striata Schaus, 1892
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Arotros striata is a moth in the family Apatelodidae, found in Brazil.
The wingspan of Arotros striata is approximately 45 mm. The wings are buff with brown veins and striations. The base and half of the costal margin of the forewings are dark grey, as is the head. The collar is brown, with darker margins. The thorax and abdomen are buff—the latter with numerous longitudinal dark streaks.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ On the probable Identity of certain Specimens, formerly in the Lidth de Jeude Collection, and now in the British Múseum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.