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Apatelodes tropea

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Apatelodes tropea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Bombycidae
Genus:
Apatelodes
Species:
A. tropea
Binomial name
Apatelodes tropea
(Schaus, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thelosia tropea Schaus, 1896

Apatelodes tropea is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are grey with a broad basal transverse angular brown band and an outer band on the inner side, followed by a very fine angular subterminal line. The hindwings are light brown.[2]

References

  1. ^ LepIndex
  2. ^ Journal of the New York Entomological Society


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