Andesobia sanguinea
| Andesobia sanguinea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Andesobia |
| Species: | A. sanguinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Andesobia sanguinea (Hampson, 1907) | |
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Andesobia sanguinea is a species of moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in the Lake Titicaca region of Peru and Bolivia.[1]
Female
It is the only member of the Andesobia genus with red colouration, prevalent on the hindwing and often the forewing, the latter varying from whitish pink to whitish tan. Females are micropterous and are similar to Andesobia jelskii, but with a more yellowish colour.
References
- ↑ Schmidt, C.; De Freina, J. (2011). "Generic placement of the Neotropical species of "Phragmatobia" (Erebidae, Arctiinae), with a remarkable matrivorous species from the Peruvian Andes". ZooKeys 149 (149): 69–88. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.2382. PMC 3234410. PMID 22207795.