Heterallactis microchrysa Turner, 1940 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Heterallactis microchrysa Turner, 1940

Heterallactis microchrysa Turner, 1940

Heterallactis microchrysa is a 10 mm wingspan erebid moth found in Queensland, Australia, described in 1940.

Family
Genus
Heterallactis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Heterallactis microchrysa Turner, 1940

Heterallactis microchrysa, scientifically named Heterallactis microchrysa Turner, 1940, is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. It was first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1940. This species is found in Queensland, Australia. Its wingspan reaches approximately 10 millimeters. The forewings of this moth are yellow, marked with two broad brown bands. Its hindwings are brown in color.

Photo: (c) Graeme Cocks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Graeme Cocks · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Heterallactis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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