Apatelodes tropea

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)
Synonyms
	Thelosia tropea Schaus, 1896; Hygrochroa tropea;

Apatelodes tropea is a moth in the family Bombycidae. 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

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hygrochroa tropea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
^ Journal of the New York Entomological Society

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hygrochroa tropea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2018.

[2] Journal of the New York Entomological Society

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