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Pterotosoma castanea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Uraniidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pterotosoma

Pterotosoma castanea

Pterotosoma castanea is a species of moth of the family Uraniidae. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan and Borneo.

The forewing margin is irregular in shape, strongly concave over the anterior part, and the hindwing has the fringes expanded to give a third tail.

Subspecies

  • Pterotosoma castanea castanea (north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan)
  • Pterotosoma castanea kinabalua (Holloway, 1976) (Borneo)
  • References

    Pterotosoma castanea Wikipedia