Pelochyta atra is a moth of the family Erebidae, first described by Walter Rothschild in 1909.[1][2] It is found in Peru.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pelochyta |
| Species: | P. atra
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| Pelochyta atra Rothschild, 1909
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References
edit- ^ Rothschild (1909). "Descriptions of new South-American Arctianae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (4): 226.
- ^ Watson & Goodger (1986). "Catalogue of the Neotropical Tigermoths". Occasional Papers on Systematic Entomology (1): 17.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pelochyta atra Rothschild, 1909". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 24, 2019.