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Arsenura sylla

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Arsenura sylla

Phylum
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Arsenura

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Arsenura, Arsenurinae, Arsenura armida, Dysdaemonia boreas, Paradaemonia

Arsenura sylla is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found from Venezuela south to Mato Grosso, Brazil and then west to Bolivia.

It is a large species. Males have a semblance of a tail and the female has an almost rounded rear wing.

One of its close relatives is the Arsenura armida moth, which is also found in Venezuela.

Subspecies

  • Arsenura sylla sylla
  • Arsenura sylla niepelti (western Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador)
  • References

    Arsenura sylla Wikipedia