Ormetica xanthia

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Ormetica xanthia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Ormetica
Species:
O. xanthia
Binomial name
Ormetica xanthia
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Idalus xanthiaHampson, 1901
  • Automolis luteolaRothschild, 1909

Ormetica xanthia is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Venezuela and Mexico. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Ormetica xanthia (Hampson, 1901)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2018.