Arsenura sylla

Arsenura sylla is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found from Venezuela south to Mato Grosso, Brazil and then west to Bolivia.

Arsenura sylla
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A. sylla
Binomial name
Arsenura sylla
(Cramer, 1779)

It is a large species. Males have a semblance of a tail and the female has an almost rounded rear wing.

One of its close relatives is the Arsenura armida moth, which is also found in Venezuela.

Subspecies

  • Arsenura sylla sylla
  • Arsenura sylla niepelti (western Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador)
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