Apatelodes paulista is a moth in the family Apatelodidae first described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1908. It is found in São Paulo, Brazil.[1]
| Apatelodes paulista | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Apatelodidae |
| Genus: | Apatelodes |
| Species: | A. paulista
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| Binomial name | |
| Apatelodes paulista E. D. Jones, 1908
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The wingspan is about 47 – 57 mm. The forewings are grey, irrorated (sprinkled) with yellowish-brown, with a light brown wavy antemedial band. The hindwings are yellowish-brown with indistinct medial and postmedial lines.
References
edit- ^ "Descriptions of New Species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from South-East Brazil"
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- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.