Pelosia angusta

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Pelosia angusta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pelosia
Species:
P. angusta
Binomial name
Pelosia angusta
(Staudinger, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Paida angustaStaudinger, 1887
  • Pelosia sachalinensisMatsumura, 1925

Pelosia angusta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Middle Amur, Primorye, southern Sakhalin, Kunashir) and Japan. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Pelosia angusta (Staudinger, 1887)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 11, 2019.