Phacusa discoidalis

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Phacusa discoidalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Phacusa
Species:
P. discoidalis
Binomial name
Phacusa discoidalis
(C. Swinhoe, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Illiberis discoidalisC. Swinhoe, 1903

Phacusa discoidalis is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1903. It is found in northern Vietnam. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (November 21, 2015). "Phacusa discoidalis (Swinhoe, 1903)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 21, 2020.