Thyrosticta minuta

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Thyrosticta minuta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Thyrosticta
Species:
T. minuta
Binomial name
Thyrosticta minuta
(Boisduval, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis minutaBoisduval, 1833

Thyrosticta minuta is a species of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in Madagascar. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Thyrosticta minuta (Boisduval, 1833)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 17, 2018.