Chrostosoma halli

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Chrostosoma halli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini
Genus: Chrostosoma
Species:
C. halli
Binomial name
Chrostosoma halli
Kaye, 1918

Chrostosoma halli is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William James Kaye in 1918. It is found in Guatemala. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 33 mm. The forewings are yellowish hyaline (glass like), with the costa narrowly black beyond the cell and with the apex black. The outer margin is very narrowly black. The hindwings are yellow hyaline, the outer margins narrowly black, becoming broader at the anal angle. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kaye, William James (1918). "Descriptions from the Joicey collection of new species of Syntomidae, Nymphalidae, and Hesperidae, and two genera of Syntomidae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 2. London: Taylor and Francis, Ltd.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. Savela, Markku. "Chrostosoma halli Kaye, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 26, 2019.