Phalera grotei Moore, 1859 is a animal in the Notodontidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phalera grotei Moore, 1859

Phalera grotei Moore, 1859

Grote's buff-tip (Phalera grotei) is a Notodontidae moth described in 1859, found across South and East Asia to Sumatra and Borneo.

Family
Genus
Phalera
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Phalera grotei Moore, 1859

Phalera grotei, commonly called Grote's buff-tip, is a moth that belongs to the family Notodontidae. This species was first formally described by Frederic Moore in 1859. Its recorded distribution includes India, Sri Lanka, China, Thailand, Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Indonesia, covering the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo.

Photo: (c) Roger C. Kendrick, all rights reserved, uploaded by Roger C. Kendrick

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Notodontidae Phalera

More from Notodontidae

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

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