Ptychoglene phrada

Ptychoglene phrada
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Ptychoglene
Species: P. phrada
Binomial name
Ptychoglene phrada
Druce, 1889
Synonyms
  • Ptychoglene flammans Dyar, 1898

Ptychoglene phrada is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Druce in 1889. It is found in Arizona[1] and Mexico.[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are red with a black terminal and subterminal area. The hindwings are mostly black with a red patch in the basal area near the margin.[3]

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