Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1853) is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1853)

Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1853)

Tathorhynchus exsiccata is a moth with roughly 40 mm wingspan, marked distinctively on its forewings and hindwings.

Family
Genus
Tathorhynchus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1853)

Scientific name: Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1853). Technical description and variation: T. exsiccata Led. (= vinctalis Walk.). Forewings are whitish, thickly suffused with grey-brown, and grow darker toward the termen. The orbicular and reniform stigmata are marked by pale spots separated by a black dash; an additional black dash appears beyond the reniform. The outer line is pale, preceded by black marks; there is a terminal row of black lunules. Hindwings are greyish white, and darker toward the terminal edge. This species has a wingspan of about 40 mm.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Tathorhynchus

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

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