Agyrta klagesi

Agyrta klagesi is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Venezuela.

Agyrta klagesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Agyrta
Species:
A. klagesi
Binomial name
Agyrta klagesi

The forewings are velvety black, with a white spot at the apex. The hindwings are black, although the central area from the base almost to the tornus is hyaline.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agyrta klagesi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. Novitates Zoologicae


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