Chrysocale principalis

Chrysocale principalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Chrysocale
Species: C. principalis
Binomial name
Chrysocale principalis
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Eupyra principalis Walker, [1865]

Chrysocale principalis, the Princely Tiger Moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Mexico (Jalisco, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Tamaulipas) and Guatemala.[1][2] It has also been recorded from Texas.[3]

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