Phragmatobia_sanguinea

<i>Andesobia sanguinea</i>

Andesobia sanguinea

Species of moth

Andesobia sanguinea is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1907.[1] It is found in the Lake Titicaca region of Peru and Bolivia.[2]

Female

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It is the only member of the Andesobia with red colouration, prevalent on the hindwing and often the forewing, the latter varying from whitish pink to whitish tan. Females are micropterous (small winged) and are similar to Andesobia jelskii, but with a more yellowish colour.

References

  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku. "Andesobia sanguinea (Hampson, 1907)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. [2]
    Schmidt, C.; De Freina, J. (2011). "Generic placement of the Neotropical species of "Phragmatobia" (Erebidae, Arctiinae), with a remarkable matrivorous species from the Peruvian Andes". ZooKeys (149): 69–88. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.2382. PMC 3234410. PMID 22207795. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.


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