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Idalus vitrea

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Idalus vitrea
Arctiid Moth (Idalus vitrea)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Idalus
Species:
I. vitrea
Binomial name
Idalus vitrea
(Cramer, [1780])
Synonyms
  • Bombyx vitrea Cramer, [1780]
  • Automolis vitrea meridionalis Rothschild, 1909
  • Automolis vitrea borealis Rothschild, 1909
  • Automolis vitrea occidentalis Rothschild, 1909

Idalus vitrea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, French Guiana, Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela.[1][2]

Subspecies

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  • Idalus vitrea vitrea (French Guiana, Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico)
  • Idalus vitrea borealis (Rothschild, 1909) (Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras)
  • Idalus vitrea meridionalis (Rothschild, 1909) (Paraguay)
  • Idalus vitrea occidentalis (Rothschild, 1909) (Peru)

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Idalus vitrea (Cramer, [1780])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Idalus vitrea vitrea (Cramer, 1780)". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 12, 2019.