Apatelodes tropea

Apatelodes tropea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Genus: Apatelodes
Species: A. tropea
Binomial name
Apatelodes tropea
(Schaus, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thelosia tropea Schaus, 1896

Apatelodes tropea is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are grey with a broad basal transverse angular brown band and an outer band on the inner side, followed by a very fine angular subterminal line. The hindwings are light brown.[2]

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