Phaeochlaena gyon Fabricius, 1787 is a animal in the Notodontidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phaeochlaena gyon Fabricius, 1787

Phaeochlaena gyon Fabricius, 1787

Phaeochlaena gyon is a Notodontidae moth, first described in 1787, endemic to the Guyana Shield west to the Upper Amazon basin.

Family
Genus
Phaeochlaena
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Phaeochlaena gyon Fabricius, 1787

Phaeochlaena gyon is a moth species belonging to the family Notodontidae. It was first formally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. This species is endemic to the Guyana Shield and areas extending west from this region, with its known range reaching at least as far as the Upper Amazon basin of Colombia and Ecuador.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Notodontidae › Phaeochlaena

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

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