Pseudosphex pelopia

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Pseudosphex pelopia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pseudosphex
Species:
P. pelopia
Binomial name
Pseudosphex pelopia
(H. Druce, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Dycladia pelopiaH. Druce, 1897

Pseudosphex pelopia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1897. It is found in Panama and Bolivia. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Pseudosphex pelopia (Druce, 1897)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 5, 2020.