Nyridela chalciope Hübner, 1827 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nyridela chalciope Hübner, 1827

Nyridela chalciope Hübner, 1827

Nyridela chalciope is an Arctiinae moth found in the Americas whose larvae feed on Cupania americana.

Family
Genus
Nyridela
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nyridela chalciope Hübner, 1827

Nyridela chalciope is a species of moth that belongs to the subfamily Arctiinae. The scientific authority for this species is Jacob Hübner, who published its classification in 1827 as indicated in its binomial authority citation. This moth can be found in the West Indies (specifically Guadeloupe, St. Kitts, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico), Central America, Panama, and Colombia. The larvae of Nyridela chalciope feed on Cupania americana.

Photo: (c) Carlos De Soto Molinari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Nyridela

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

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