Phazaca leucocera (Hampson, 1891) is a animal in the Uraniidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phazaca leucocera (Hampson, 1891)

Phazaca leucocera (Hampson, 1891)

Phazaca leucocera is a moth species with distinct physical trait differences between males and females.

Family
Genus
Phazaca
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Phazaca leucocera (Hampson, 1891)

Scientific name: Phazaca leucocera (Hampson, 1891)

In male Phazaca leucocera, the hindwings have two hair tufts on the costa. On the inner margin of the males' forewings, the marking is filled with black and has a plum-colored center. The forewing marginal band is prominent and regular. Male hindwings are dark chocolate in color; their medial band is plum-colored and bordered by white lines, while the marginal band is irregular. The tuft located in the fold on the inner margin is pure white. In females, the marginal band of both wings is lunulate.

Photo: (c) A Lamberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by A Lamberts · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Uraniidae Phazaca

More from Uraniidae

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

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