Clystea lepida

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Clystea lepida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Clystea
Species:C. lepida
Binomial name
Clystea lepida
(Draudt, 1915) [1]
Synonyms
  • Aethria lepidaDraudt, 1915

Clystea lepida is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1915. It is found in French Guiana. [2]

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Clystea aner is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1905. It is found in Venezuela.

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Clystea daltha is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Druce in 1895. It is found in Brazil (Para).

Clystea dorsilineata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found on Jamaica and Cuba.

Clystea eburneifera is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Felder in 1869. It is found in the Amazon region.

Clystea frigida is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Hermann Burmeister in 1878. It is found in Argentina.

Clystea fulvicauda is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1896. It is found in São Paulo, Brazil.

Clystea jacksoni is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Kaye in 1925. It is found in Trinidad.

Clystea leucaspis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found in Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil.

Clystea ocina is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Druce in 1883. It is found in Bolivia.

Clystea paulista is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1915. It is found in Brazil.

Clystea platyzona is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Felder in 1869. It is found in Colombia.

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Clystea sanctula is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1911. It is found in Brazil.

Clystea serrana is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schaus in 1928. It is found in Brazil.

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Clystea lepida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. Passions-papillons.com