Pseudosphenoptera chimaera

Pseudosphenoptera chimaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Pseudosphenoptera
Species:	P. chimaera
Binomial name
	Pseudosphenoptera chimaera; (Rothschild, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
	Gymnelia chimaera Rothschild, 1911;

Pseudosphenoptera chimaera is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Peru.

The length of the forewings is about 17 mm. The forewings are black, but brownish on the outer area. There is a patch of metallic blue scales and a streak of such scales in the cell. There is also a hyaline spot in the base of the cell and another below the base. The hindwings are reduced to a tuft of black hair of about 2 mm long.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pseudosphenoptera chimaera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
Novitates Zoologicae

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pseudosphenoptera chimaera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.

[2] Novitates Zoologicae