Typhonia bimaculata

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Typhonia bimaculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Typhonia
Species:
T. bimaculata
Binomial name
Typhonia bimaculata
Sobczyk & Schütte, 2010

Typhonia bimaculata is a species of bagworm moth native to Madagascar. [1]

The female has a wingspan of 33 mm, length of the forewings: 16 mm.

Forewings have nine veins, of light brown with a large dark spot in the middle. Hindwings are darker than the forewings and of shining brown grey. [2]

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References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Typhonia bimaculata Sobczyk & Schütte, 2010". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  2. Sobczyk & Schütte 2010. Two new species, taxonomic notes and a checklist of bagworm moths from Madagascar (Lepidoptera: Psychidae). - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 57(1):59–68.