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Apatelodes castanea

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Apatelodes castanea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Apatelodidae
Genus: Apatelodes
Species:
A. castanea
Binomial name
Apatelodes castanea
E. D. Jones, 1908

Apatelodes castanea is a moth in the family Apatelodidae first described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1908. It is found in Paraná, Brazil.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are chestnut brown with conspicuous dark slightly excurved ante- and post-medial lines. There is a minute white spot near the apex and a minute dark point on the discocellulars. The hindwings are chestnut-brown, but ochreous at the base.

References

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  1. ^ "Descriptions of New Species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from South-East Brazil"
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Apatelodes castanea Jones, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 29, 2019. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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