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Eublemma latericolor

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Eublemma latericolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eublemma
Species:
E. latericolor
Binomial name
Eublemma latericolor
Turner, 1945

Eublemma latericolor is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.[1] The species was originally described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1945.[2][3]

Description

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Eublemma latericolor is 20–22 mm in length. Head, thorax, and abdomen are reddish-grey, while extremities and antennae are pale grey. The forewings have a triangular shape, the hindwings are rounded; both are finely patterned.[2]

Range

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Observations of Eublemma latericolor have been documented in the north of Queensland[3] in 1945. Recent crowdsourced observations confirmed that this moth species can be observed there [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Eublemma latericolor". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  2. ^ a b Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. Vol. v.12:pt.3 (1945). Queensland Museum. 1945. p. 157.
  3. ^ a b "Eublemma latericolor Turner, 1945". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-21.

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