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Eulepidotis aglae

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Species of moth

Eulepidotis aglae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eulepidotis
Species: E. aglae
Binomial name
Eulepidotis aglae
Schaus, 1921

Eulepidotis aglae is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Schaus in 1921. It is found in the Neotropics, including Guatemala.

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The head, collar, thorax, and two basal segments of the abdomen are reddish brown. The abdomen is otherwise dull brown above and grayish brown underneath. The forewings are reddish brown with three steel blue lines running from the costa to the inner margin. The hindwings have a fuscous costal margin up to vein 6, it is otherwise reddish brown except for the base.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (July 28, 2019). "Eulepidotis aglae Schaus, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. "Taxonomy Browser: Eulepidotis affinis". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  3. Proceedings of the United States National MuseumPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Eulepidotis aglae


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