Biology:Agyrta klagesi

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Short description: Species of moth

Agyrta klagesi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Agyrta
Species:
A. klagesi
Binomial name
Agyrta klagesi
Rothschild, 1912[1]

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

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. et al., eds (2003). "Agyrta klagesi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=30120.  Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. Novitates Zoologicae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q4694801 entry