Pterotosoma castanea

Pterotosoma castanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Genus: Pterotosoma
Species: P. castanea
Binomial name
Pterotosoma castanea
(Warren, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Epiplema castanea Warren, 1898
  • Epiplema castanea kinabalua Holloway, 1976

Pterotosoma castanea is a species of moth of the family Uraniidae. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan and Borneo.[1]

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.

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References

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