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Lyclene kosterini

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lyclene

Lyclene kosterini is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Dubatolov and Bucsek in 2013. It is found in Cambodia.

The length of the forewings is about 10 mm for males and 9.5-11.5 mm for females. The forewings are ochre-yellow with a brown pattern and the hindwings are light yellow, with a greyish brown margin.

Etymology

The species is named in the honour of Dr. O.E. Kosterin.

References

Lyclene kosterini Wikipedia