Chrysotypus vittiferalis
Chrysotypus vittiferalis is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae first described by Max Gaede in 1917.[1] It is found in Ghana and Tanzania.
| Chrysotypus vittiferalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Thyrididae |
| Genus: | Chrysotypus |
| Species: | C. vittiferalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysotypus vittiferalis (Gaede, 1917) | |
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The body of this species is red brown, and the underside of the thorax is whitish. The wings are yellow brown with a net of thick and thin red-brown lines and a wingspan of 35 mm.[2]
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Chrysotypus vittiferalis (Gaede, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- "Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin". Berlin: In Kommission bei R. Friedländer. October 29, 1901 – via Internet Archive.
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