Nothus lunus Linnaeus, 1758 is a animal in the Sematuridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Nothus lunus Linnaeus, 1758 (Nothus lunus Linnaeus, 1758)
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Nothus lunus Linnaeus, 1758

Nothus lunus Linnaeus, 1758

Mania lunus (Nothus lunus) is a Sematuridae moth found in Central and South American forests from Mexico to Brazil.

Family
Sematuridae
Genus
Nothus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nothus lunus Linnaeus, 1758

This moth species was originally described as Mania lunus under the scientific name Nothus lunus Linnaeus, 1758. It is a member of the moth family Sematuridae, and it is found in forest habitats across Central and South America, with a distribution that ranges from Mexico to Brazil.

Photo: (c) Rainer Deo, all rights reserved, uploaded by Rainer Deo

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Sematuridae › Nothus

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

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