Pseudosphenoptera chrysorrhoea

Pseudosphenoptera chrysorrhoea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Genus:	Pseudosphenoptera
Species:	P. chrysorrhoea
Binomial name
	Pseudosphenoptera chrysorrhoea; Draudt, 1931

Last updated May 03, 2019

Pseudosphenoptera chrysorrhoea is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It is found in Brazil.^[1]

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References

Notes

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

Sources

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

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