Graphosia polylophota

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Graphosia polylophota
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Graphosia
Species:
G. polylophota
Binomial name
Graphosia polylophota
Hampson, 1914
Synonyms
  • Graphosia griseolaRothschild, 1916
  • Graphosia simplexRothschild, 1916

Graphosia polylophota is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1914. It is found on New Guinea. [1] The small to medium-sized adults are often white, yellow, orange, or red with black markings on the forewings. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Graphosia polylophota Hampson, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Graphosia polylophota". Zipcode Zoo. Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 20 May 2014.


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