Chrysoscota auranticeps

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Chrysoscota auranticeps
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Chrysoscota
Species:
C. auranticeps
Binomial name
Chrysoscota auranticeps
Hampson, 1900

Chrysoscota auranticeps is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in New Guinea. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Chrysoscota auranticeps Hampson, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 8, 2019.