| Phazaca kellersi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Genus: | Phazaca |
| Species: | P. kellersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Phazaca kellersi Tams, 1935 | |
Phazaca kellersi is a species of moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Willie Horace Thomas Tams in 1935. It is found in Samoa and was described by two specimen from Tutuila collected by H.C. Kellers. [1]
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