Gelastocera castanea

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Gelastocera castanea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Gelastocera
Species:
G. castanea
Binomial name
Gelastocera castanea
(Moore, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Beara castaneaMoore, 1879

Gelastocera castanea is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found in India, Brunei and Sundaland. [1]

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References

  1. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Gelastocera castanea Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 13, 2021.