Polythysana cinerascens

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Polythysana cinerascens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Polythysana
Species:
P. cinerascens
Binomial name
Polythysana cinerascens
(Philippi, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Attacus cinerascens Philippi, 1859
  • Attacus andromeda Philippi, 1859
  • Polythysana edmondsii Butler, 1882
  • Polythysana latchami Ureta, 1943

Polythysana cinerascens is a species of moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in Chile.

Larvae have been recorded on Lithraea caustica .


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