Sarosa leuce

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Sarosa leuce
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Sarosa
Species:
S. leuce
Binomial name
Sarosa leuce
(Maassen, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Dasysphinx leuceMaassen, 1890

Sarosa leuce is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Peter Maassen in 1890. It is found in Colombia. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (October 31, 2015). "Dasysphinx leuce Maassen, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 16, 2019.