Tessellarctia semivaria

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Tessellarctia semivaria
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Tessellarctia
Species:
T. semivaria
Binomial name
Tessellarctia semivaria
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota semivariaWalker, 1856
  • Tesselarctia semivaria

Tessellarctia semivaria is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Brazil. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Tessellarctia semivaria (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2018.