Pseudosphex postica

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Pseudosphex postica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pseudosphex
Species:
P. postica
Binomial name
Pseudosphex postica
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Glaucopis posticaWalker, 1854

Pseudosphex postica is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the Amazon region. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Pseudosphex postica (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.