Phacusa tonkinensis

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Phacusa tonkinensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Phacusa
Species:
P. tonkinensis
Binomial name
Phacusa tonkinensis
Alberti, 1954

Phacusa tonkinensis is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It was described by Alberti in 1954. It is found in Vietnam. [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). "Phacusa tonkinensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 12, 2018.