Papuapterote styx is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908.[1] It is found in New Guinea.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Papuapterote |
| Species: | P. styx
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| Papuapterote styx (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
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The wingspan is about 94 mm. The forewings are dark umber brown, with a very obscure trace of three or four darker bands across the centre of the wings and a subterminal slightly curved, dull ochreous darkly edged line. From here, there is a broad dark grey area with a scalloped external margin. The termen is dull ochreous brown. The hindwings are paler brown, with three or four obscure darker lines across the median area: a pale, darkly edged postmedian line, followed by a broad dark grey band with a scalloped external margin. The termen is dull ochreous brown.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Papuapterote styx". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018. Note: This source as 1909 as the year of description.
- ^ New Lepidoptera from British New Guinea
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