Prepiella phoenicolopha

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Prepiella phoenicolopha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Prepiella
Species:P. phoenicolopha
Binomial name
Prepiella phoenicolopha
Hampson, 1914

Prepiella phoenicolopha is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1914. It is found in Ecuador. [1]

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Ecuador Republic in South America

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland. The capital city is Quito, which is also the largest city.

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Prepiella phoenicolopha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 12, 2018.