Apatelodes castanea

Apatelodes castanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Genus: Apatelodes
Species: A. castanea
Binomial name
Apatelodes castanea
Jones, 1908

Apatelodes castanea is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It is found in Brazil (Parana).[1]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are chestnut-brown with conspicuous dark slightly excurved ante- and post-medial lines. There is a minute white spot near the apex and a minute dark point on the discocellulars. The hindwings are chestnut-brown, but ochreous at the base.

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