Pterotosoma castanea
| Pterotosoma castanea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Genus: | Pterotosoma |
| Species: | P. castanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterotosoma castanea (Warren, 1898) | |
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Pterotosoma castanea is a species of moth of the Uraniidae family. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan and Borneo.[1]
The forewing margin is irregular in shape, strongly concave over the anterior part, and the hindwing has the fringes expanded to give a third tail.
Subspecies
- Pterotosoma castanea castanea (north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan)
- Pterotosoma castanea kinabalua (Holloway, 1976) (Borneo)
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