Chamaita edelburga

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Chamaita edelburga
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Chamaita
Species:
C. edelburga
Binomial name
Chamaita edelburga
Schaus, 1924

Chamaita edelburga is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Schaus in 1924. It is found on the Philippines (Luzon). [1]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are white with pinkish buff markings. The hindwings are white and semihyaline, the costa tinged with opalescent pale vinaceous lilac, the rest of the wing tinged with light sky blue. [2]

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References

  1. Smithsonian Institution
  2. New species of moths in the United States National Museum PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .