Colla aerila

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Colla aerila
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Genus: Colla
Species:
C. aerila
Binomial name
Colla aerila
Schaus, 1929 [1]

Colla aerila is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1929. It is found in Brazil. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Colla aerila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. Smithsonian Institution