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Pseudidonauton siamica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Limacodidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pseudidonauton

Pseudidonauton siamica is a species of moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found in northern Thailand and central Vietnam at altitudes between 119 and 2,300 meters.

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. Adults have a pale brown ground colour. The forewings have a basal dark area, defined by a whitish distal border. Adults have been recorded in early and mid-October.

Etymology

The species name siamica refers to the type locality, Siam is the former name for Thailand.

References

Pseudidonauton siamica Wikipedia