Chionosia apicalis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 | |
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