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Phazaca kellersi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Uraniidae

Phazaca kellersi is a species of moth of the Uraniidae family. It is found in Samoa and was described by two specimen from Tutuila collected by H.C. Kellers.

This species has a wingspan of 25 mm. The forewings are tilleul buff, appearing pale brownish drab owing to the fuscous tips of numerous scattered scales, sometimes so arranged as to form obscure transverse strigulae. There is an indistinct, fine antemedial fascia and an indistinct amber brown postmedial fascia, possibly ending in the sharply oblique streak on the inner margin at three-quarters. The inner marginal extremities of both the antemedial and postmedial fasciae together give the appearance of a semi-circular mark. There is a pre-terminal series of velvety bone brown dashes. The hindwings are similar in colour to the forewing, with a bowed antemedial fascia and an angled postmedial fascia, as well as velvety bone brown pre-terminal dashes preceded by some opalescent scaling.

References

Phazaca kellersi Wikipedia