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)[1]
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

  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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