Andesobia sanguinea

Andesobia sanguinea is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1907.[1] It is found in the Lake Titicaca region of Peru and Bolivia.[2]

Female

Andesobia sanguinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Andesobia
Species:
A. sanguinea
Binomial name
Andesobia sanguinea
(Hampson, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Turuptiana sanguinea Hampson, 1907
  • Phragmatobia sanguinea

It is the only member of the Andesobia with red colouration, prevalent on the hindwing and often the forewing, the latter varying from whitish pink to whitish tan. Females are micropterous (small winged) and are similar to Andesobia jelskii, but with a more yellowish colour.

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Andesobia sanguinea (Hampson, 1907)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. Schmidt, C.; De Freina, J. (2011). "Generic placement of the Neotropical species of "Phragmatobia" (Erebidae, Arctiinae), with a remarkable matrivorous species from the Peruvian Andes". ZooKeys. 149 (149): 69–88. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.2382. PMC 3234410. PMID 22207795.


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