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Damias elegans

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Damias elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Damias
Species:
D. elegans
Binomial name
Damias elegans
Boisduval, 1832
Synonyms
  • Damias elegans Boisduval, 1832
  • Hypocrita albicollis Pagenstecher, 1886
  • Caprimima mendax Rothschild & Jordan, 1901
  • Caprima gelida Hampson, 1900

Damias elegans is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is found in Australia (Queensland),[1] New Guinea and on Waigiou, Aru and the Trobriand Islands.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Damias elegans". Australian Moths Online. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences. Archived from the original March 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Damias elegans Boisduval, 1832". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 2, 2019.