Telioneura imbecillus

Telioneura imbecillus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Telioneura
Species:	T. imbecillus
Binomial name
	Telioneura imbecillus; (Zerny, 1931)
Synonyms
	Teucer imbecillusZerny, 1931;

Last updated February 26, 2019

Telioneura imbecillus is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Zerny in 1931. It is found in Brazil.^[1]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Telioneura imbecillus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 14, 2018.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Telioneura imbecillus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 14, 2018.