| Oxytenis modestia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Oxytenis |
| Species: | O. modestia |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxytenis modestia (Cramer, 1780) | |
Oxytenis modestia, the Costa Rica leaf moth, dead-leaf moth, or tropical American silkworm moth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It occurs from Guatemala to northern South America.
References
- Savela, Markku. "Oxytenis modestia (Cramer, [1780])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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| Oxytenis modestia | |
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