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Pseudosphenoptera chimaera

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Pseudosphenoptera chimaera
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P. chimaera
Binomial name
Pseudosphenoptera chimaera
(Rothschild, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gymnelia chimaera Rothschild, 1911

Pseudosphenoptera chimaera is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Peru.

The length of the forewings is about 17 mm. The forewings are black, but brownish on the outer area. There is a patch of metallic blue scales and a streak of such scales in the cell. There is also a hyaline spot in the base of the cell and another below the base. The hindwings are reduced to a tuft of black hair of about 2 mm long.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pseudosphenoptera chimaera​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Novitates Zoologicae Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.