Chrysopsyche yaundae
| Chrysopsyche yaundae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | Chrysopsyche |
| Species: | C. yaundae |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysopsyche yaundae Bethune-Baker, 1927 | |
Chrysopsyche yaundae is a moth in the Lasiocampidae family. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1927.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2]
The wingspan is about 38 mm. The forewings are very dark olive-green, with a trace of a dark subbasal transverse stripe and also a trace of a median stripe. The hindwings are dark sooty brown with paler fringes.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chrysopsyche yaundae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1927. Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)20:321–334
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