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Athis fuscorubra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Castniidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Athis

Athis fuscorubra is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Trinidad, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela. It is probably also found in the Colombian Amazonas and north-western and northern Brazil.

The length of the forewings is about 40 mm. Adults are orange brown with a darker horseshoe shaped mark on the discal area. The marginal and apical areas are lighter. Furthermore, there are four hyaline (glassy) spots of variable size found on the sub-apical area. The hindwings are reddish orange at the base, but the discal cell area is orange. There is also a dark reddish-brown extradiscal band. The lateral margin has a fringe of reddish-brown scales.

References

Athis fuscorubra Wikipedia