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Apatelodes banepa

Apatelodes banepa is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It is found in south-eastern Peru.

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Apatelodes banepa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Apatelodidae
Genus: Apatelodes
Species:
A. banepa
Binomial name
Apatelodes banepa
H. Druce, 1904

Apatelodes banepa is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It is found in south-eastern Peru.1

The forewings are greyish brown with two small white spots close to the apex, edged with black on the inner side. There is a large elongated dark brown spot close to the base on the inner margin, and there are three black zigzag lines across the wing from the costal to the inner margin. The hindwings are pale reddish brown, crossed about the middle by an indistinct whitish line.

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  1. Descriptions of some new Species of Lepidoptera Heterocera from Tropical South America This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.