Titaea timur | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Titaea |
Species: | T. timur |
Binomial name | |
Titaea timur (Fassl, 1915) | |
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