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Apatelodes banepa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Bombycidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Apatelodes

Apatelodes banepa is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It is found in south-eastern Peru.

The forewings are greyish brown with two small white spots close to the apex, edged with black on the inner side. There is a large elongated dark brown spot close to the base on the inner margin, and there are three black zigzag lines across the wing from the costal to the inner margin. The hindwings are pale reddish brown, crossed about the middle by an indistinct whitish line.

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Apatelodes banepa Wikipedia