| Chrysopsyche yaundae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | Chrysopsyche |
| Species: | C. yaundae |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysopsyche yaundae Bethune-Baker, 1927 | |
Chrysopsyche yaundae is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1927. It is found in Cameroon.
The wingspan is about 38 mm. The forewings are very dark olive-green, with a trace of a dark subbasal transverse stripe and also a trace of a median stripe. The hindwings are dark sooty brown with paler fringes.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chrysopsyche yaundae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- Afro Moths
- Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1927. Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)20:321–334
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| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Chrysopsyche yaundae | |
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