Robinsonia punctata
Robinsonia punctata is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in Mexico.[1]
| Robinsonia punctata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Robinsonia |
| Species: | R. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Robinsonia punctata Rothschild, 1909 | |
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The forewings are brown with a large diamond-shaped silvery-white patch in the submedian interspace. There is a second large oval patch extending from just inside the apex of the cell to the apex. The hindwings are silvery white.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Robinsonia punctata Rothschild, 1909". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- "Descriptions of some new species of South American Arctiadae"
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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