Uranophora leucotelus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Uranophora |
Species: | U. leucotelus
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Binomial name | |
Uranophora leucotelus (Butler, 1876)
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Uranophora leucotelus is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876. It is found in southern Texas,[1] Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and Venezuela.[2]
The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults have been recorded feeding on flower nectar.[3]
References
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- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Uranophora at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Bug Guide