Thelosia phalaena

Thelosia phalaena
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Apatelodidae
Genus:	Thelosia
Species:	T. phalaena
Binomial name
	Thelosia phalaena; Schaus, 1896

Last updated June 16, 2024

Thelosia phalaena is a moth in the family Apatelodidae.^[2] It was described by William Schaus in 1896. It is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).^[3]

The wingspan is 30–45 mm. The forewings are dark reddish brown without markings. The hindwings are speckled with chrome yellow scales.^[4]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thelosia phalaena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 14, 2018.
↑ Kitching, Ian; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris; Laurent, Ryan St; Naumann, Stefan; Mejia, Liliana Ballesteros; Kawahara, Akito (2 December 2018). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6 (6). Supplementary material: checklist. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236 . ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 5904559 . PMID 29674935.
↑ Smithsonian Institution
↑ Journal of the New York Entomological Society Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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

[Kitching-2018-2] Kitching, Ian; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris; Laurent, Ryan St; Naumann, Stefan; Mejia, Liliana Ballesteros; Kawahara, Akito (2 December 2018). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6 (6). Supplementary material: checklist. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236 . ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 5904559 . PMID 29674935.

[3] Smithsonian Institution

[4] Journal of the New York Entomological Society Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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