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Paracles uruguayensis

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Paracles uruguayensis
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P. uruguayensis
Binomial name
Paracles uruguayensis
(Berg, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Palustra uruguayensis Berg, 1886

Paracles uruguayensis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Carlos Berg in 1886. It is found in Uruguay.

Adults have a pale grey-yellow pattern.

Taxonomy

The species was synonymised with Paracles vulpina by George Hampson in 1901. Research in 2014 concluded it is a valid species.[1]

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