Calpenia saundersi

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Calpenia saundersi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Calpenia
Species:
C. saundersi
Binomial name
Calpenia saundersi
Moore, 1872

Calpenia saundersi is a tiger moth in the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1872. It is found in India. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Calpenia saundersi Moore, 1872". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 22, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)