Phaeochlaena hazara
| Phaeochlaena hazara | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Phaeochlaena |
| Species: | P. hazara |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaeochlaena hazara (Butler, 1871) | |
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Phaeochlaena hazara is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and French Guiana.
The species is part of the tiger stripe mimicry complex and mimics Ithomia iphianassa, Stalachtis calliope and Chetone histrio.
References
- Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.
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