Neasura circumducta

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Neasura circumducta
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N. circumducta
Binomial name
Neasura circumducta
(Pagenstecher, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia circumductaPagenstecher, 1900

Neasura circumducta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pagenstecher in 1900. It is found in New Britain. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Neasura circumducta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2018.