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Chrostosoma guianensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Chrostosoma

Chrostosoma guianensis is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Kaye in 1918. It is found in Guyana.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are hyaline, smoky, with dark scaling at the base, along the inner margin and at the apex. The hindwings are smoky hyaline, with the apex and inner margin narrowly darker.

References

Chrostosoma guianensis Wikipedia