Phacusosia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Phacusosia xanthosoma, is found in Papua New Guinea. Both the genus and species were described by George Hampson in 1911.[1]
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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: | Phacusosia Hampson, 1911 |
| Species: | P. xanthosoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Phacusosia xanthosoma Hampson, 1911
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Phacusosia xanthosoma Hampson, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.