Edebessa purens Walker, 1855 is a animal in the Megalopygidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Edebessa purens Walker, 1855

Edebessa purens Walker, 1855

Edebessa purens is a megalopygid moth described in 1855 by Francis Walker that is found in Brazil.

Family
Genus
Edebessa
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Edebessa purens Walker, 1855

Edebessa purens Walker, 1855 is a moth species that belongs to the Megalopygidae family. This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855, and its known distribution is limited to Brazil.

Photo: (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Megalopygidae Edebessa

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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