Chalcidica minea Cramer, 1779 is a animal in the Cossidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chalcidica minea Cramer, 1779

Chalcidica minea Cramer, 1779

Chalcidica minea is a Cossidae moth with distinct red-and-blue-black wings found in lowland rainforests across parts of Asia and Oceania.

Family
Genus
Chalcidica
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Chalcidica minea Cramer, 1779

Chalcidica minea, first described by Cramer in 1779, is a moth species belonging to the family Cossidae. It can be found in India, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Queensland, and the Solomon Islands. This moth inhabits lowland rainforest habitats. Adult Chalcidica minea have red wings marked with blue-black patches.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Cossidae › Chalcidica

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