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Andesobia flavata

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Andesobia flavata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Andesobia
Species:
A. flavata
Binomial name
Andesobia flavata
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Maenas flavata Hampson, 1901
  • Phragmatobia flavata

Andesobia flavata is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Peru. Only very few specimens are known, and it is closely related to or conspecific with Andesobia boliviana. Externally, the holotype of A. flavata differs from A. boliviana only in having a slightly broader and more diffuse forewing marginal band, suggestive of minor intraspecific variation. However, the genitalic structure of the holotype reveals slight differences compared to A. flavata. Additional study material is needed to properly evaluate the status of these two taxa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Schmidt, C.; De Freina, J. (2011). "Generic placement of the Neotropical species of "Phragmatobia" (Erebidae, Arctiinae), with a remarkable matrivorous species from the Peruvian Andes". ZooKeys (149): 69–88. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.2382. PMC 3234410. PMID 22207795. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.