Pseudidonauton vexa

Pseudidonauton vexa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Limacodidae
Genus:	Pseudidonauton
Species:	P. vexa
Binomial name
	Pseudidonauton vexa; Solovyev, 2009

Pseudidonauton vexa is a species of moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in northern and central Vietnam and south-eastern Thailand^{[clarification needed]} at altitudes between 280 and 380 meters.^[1]

The length of the forewings is 6–7 mm for males and about 9 mm for females. Adults have a pale brown ground colour. The forewings have a basal dark area defined by a whitish distal border. Adults have been recorded in early August and from late September to early October.

Etymology edit

The species name is derived from Latin vexo (meaning "disarrange").^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c Alexey Solovyev (2009): Notes on South-East Asian Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) with one new genus and eleven new species. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 152: 167–183

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[Solovyev_2009-1] Alexey Solovyev (2009): Notes on South-East Asian Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) with one new genus and eleven new species. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 152: 167–183

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