Pseudidonauton vexa

Pseudidonauton vexa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Pseudidonauton
Species: P. vexa
Binomial name
Pseudidonauton vexa
Solovyev, 2009[1]

Pseudidonauton vexa is a species of moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found in northern and central Vietnam and south-eastern Thailand at altitudes between 280 and 380 meters.[1]

The length of the forewings is 6–7 mm for males and about 9 mm for females. Adults have a pale brown ground colour. The forewings have a basal dark area defined by a whitish distal border. Adults have been recorded in early August and from late September to early October.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin vexo (meaning "disarrange").[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alexey Solovyev (2009): Notes on South-East Asian Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) with one new genus and eleven new species. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 152: 167–183


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