Heliosia charopa

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Heliosia charopa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Heliosia
Species:
H. charopa
Binomial name
Heliosia charopa
Turner, 1904

Heliosia charopa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from Queensland. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Heliosia charopa Turner, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory