Thysanoptyx tetragona

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Thysanoptyx tetragona
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Thysanoptyx
Species:
T. tetragona
Binomial name
Thysanoptyx tetragona
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia tetragonaWalker, 1854
  • Teulisna tetragona

Thysanoptyx tetragona is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Bangladesh and Sikkim in India. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Thysanoptyx tetragona (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2018.