Nechesia albotentata Walker, 1862 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nechesia albotentata Walker, 1862

Nechesia albotentata Walker, 1862

Nechesia is a monotypic Erebidae moth genus holding only Borneo-based Nechesia albotentata, described in 1862 by Francis Walker.

Family
Genus
Nechesia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nechesia albotentata Walker, 1862

Nechesia is a monotypic moth genus that belongs to the family Erebidae. This genus contains only one species, Nechesia albotentata, which is found in Borneo. Both the genus Nechesia and the species Nechesia albotentata were first described by Francis Walker in 1862.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Nechesia

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