Quentalia veca

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Quentalia veca
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Genus: Quentalia
Species:
Q. veca
Binomial name
Quentalia veca
(H. Druce, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Carthara vecaH. Druce, 1887

Quentalia veca is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Panama. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (June 7, 2015). "Quentalia veca (Druce, 1887)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 5, 2020.