Termessa xanthomelas is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1892. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Termessa |
Species: | T. xanthomelas
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Binomial name | |
Termessa xanthomelas Lower, 1892
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (24 June 2015). "Termessa xanthomelas Lower, 1892". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory