Araeomolis guianensis
| Araeomolis guianensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Araeomolis |
| Species: | A. guianensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Araeomolis guianensis Joicey & Talbot, 1916[1] | |
Araeomolis guianensis is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by entomologists James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1916. It is found in French Guyana. The type was collected from Saint-Jean-du-Maroni.[2]
Description
The fore wing measures 17 mm (0.67 in) and, on its upper side, is a chocolate-brown color mixed with white-grey speckles that lie along the costa and both sides of the crimson veins; the underside of the fore wing is paler, and its veins are striped with crimson. The hind wing is crimson, grading to a paler color costally. The antennae are brownish, and have crimson stripes on the posterior region.[2]
References
- ↑ Araeomolis at funet
- 1 2 Joicey JJ, Talbot G. (1916). "IV. New South-American Arctiadae". Annals of Natural History London 18: 53–62.
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