Pseudosphenoptera chimaera

Pseudosphenoptera chimaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Pseudosphenoptera
Species: P. chimaera
Binomial name
Pseudosphenoptera chimaera
(Rothschild, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gymnelia chimaera Rothschild, 1911

Pseudosphenoptera chimaera is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It is found in Peru.

The length of the forewings is about 17 mm. The forewings are black, but brownish on the outer area. There is a patch of metallic blue scales and a streak of such scales in the cell. There is also a hyaline spot in the base of the cell and another below the base. The hindwings are reduced to a tuft of black hair of about 2 mm long.[2]

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