Macaduma postflavida

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Macaduma postflavida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Macaduma
Species:M. postflavida
Binomial name
Macaduma postflavida
Rothschild, 1916

Macaduma postflavida is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Rothschild in 1916. It is found on the Dampier Archipelago. [1]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Dampier Archipelago archipelago off the Western Australian coast

The Dampier Archipelago is a group of 42 islands near the town of Dampier in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Macaduma postflavida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 8, 2018.


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