Biology:Lymire nitens
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Short description: Moth of the subfamily Arctiinae from Venezuela
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Lymire |
| Species: | L. nitens
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| Lymire nitens (Rothschild, 1912)[1]
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Lymire nitens is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Venezuela.
The length of the forewings is about 20 mm. The forewings are black-brown with a broad cinnamon-buff oblique band beyond the cell. The hindwings are black, very strongly glossed with purple.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Lymire nitens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=32847.
- ↑ Novitates Zoologicae
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Wikidata ☰ Q13527291 entry
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