Arachnis dilecta

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Arachnis dilecta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Arachnis
Species:
A. dilecta
Binomial name
Arachnis dilecta
(Boisduval, 1870) [1]
Synonyms
  • Spilosoma dilectaBoisduval, 1870
  • Ecpantheria sanguineaOberthür, 1881

Arachnis dilecta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1870. It is found in Mexico and Honduras.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Arachnis dilecta (Boisduval, 1870)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 16, 2018.