Chamaita psocidula

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Chamaita psocidula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Chamaita
Species:
C. psocidula
Binomial name
Chamaita psocidula
van Eecke, 1926

Chamaita psocidula is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. [1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The wings are transparent dirty white, the forewings with some light brownish-grey spots at the base. The hindwings are transparent white with a brownish-grey tinge tint at the outer margin and subapically. [2]

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References

  1. The Moths of Borneo
  2. De Heterocera van Sumatra III PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .