Chionosia apicalis

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Chionosia apicalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Chionosia
Species:
C. apicalis
Binomial name
Chionosia apicalis
(Zeller, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Calligenia apicalisZeller, 1874
  • Chionosia trinitatisDraudt, 1918

Chionosia apicalis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1874. It is found in Brazil [1] and Trinidad. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (May 14, 2015). "Chionosia apicalis (Zeller, 1874)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionosia apicalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 19, 2018.