Phanoptis miltorrhabda

Phanoptis miltorrhabda is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Peru and Bolivia.

Phanoptis miltorrhabda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Phanoptis
Species:
P. miltorrhabda
Binomial name
Phanoptis miltorrhabda

Adults have red markings and are possibly mimics of the butterfly Abananote erinome.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phanoptis miltorrhabda". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

Notes

  • Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.


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