Pelochyta arontes

Pelochyta arontes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Pelochyta
Species: P. arontes
Binomial name
Pelochyta arontes
(Stoll, [1782])
Synonyms
  • Sphinx arontes Stoll, [1782]
  • Phalaena neuroptera Sepp, [1848]
  • Halesidota degenera Walker, 1855

Pelochyta arontes is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Stoll in 1782. It is found in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, Paraguay, Trinidad, Ecuador, Surinam and Bolivia.[1]

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