Psychostrophia melanargia Butler, 1877 is a animal in the Epicopeiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Psychostrophia melanargia Butler, 1877

Psychostrophia melanargia Butler, 1877

Psychostrophia melanargia, the golden-crested moth, is an Epicopeiidae moth found in Japan with a 32–39 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Psychostrophia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Psychostrophia melanargia Butler, 1877

Psychostrophia melanargia, commonly called the golden-crested moth, is a moth species in the family Epicopeiidae. It was first formally described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. This species is found in Japan, and its wingspan measures between 32 and 39 mm.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Epicopeiidae Psychostrophia

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