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Pelochyta arontes

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Pelochyta arontes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pelochyta
Species:
P. arontes
Binomial name
Pelochyta arontes
(Stoll, [1782])
Synonyms
  • Sphinx arontes Stoll, [1782]
  • Phalaena neuroptera Sepp, [1848]
  • Halesidota degenera Walker, 1855

Pelochyta arontes is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Stoll in 1782. It is found in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, Paraguay, Trinidad, Ecuador, Suriname and Bolivia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pelochyta arontes (Stoll, [1782])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 24, 2019.