Chalcidica minea
| Chalcidica minea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Chalcidica |
| Species: | C. minea |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalcidica minea (Cramer, 1779) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chalcidica minea is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in India, Vietnam, Thailand, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Queensland and on the Solomon Islands.[1] The habitat consists of lowland rainforests.[2]
Adults have red wings with blue-black patches.
References
- Yakovlev, R.V., 2004: Cossidae of Thailand. Part 1. (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). Atalanta 35 (3-4): 335-351.
- Yakovlev, R.V. & T.J. Witt, 2009: The Carpenter Moths (Lepidoptera:Cossidae) of Vietnam. Entomofauna Supplement 16: 11-32.
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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