Uranophora leucotela Butler, 1876 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Uranophora leucotela Butler, 1876

Uranophora leucotela Butler, 1876

Uranophora leucotela is a 26 mm wingspan Arctiinae moth described in 1876, found across Central and North America and northern South America.

Family
Genus
Uranophora
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Uranophora leucotela Butler, 1876

Uranophora leucotela (also referred to as Uranophora leucotelus) is a moth species belonging to the subfamily Arctiinae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876. This moth is found in southern Texas (United States), Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Colombia. It has a wingspan of approximately 26 millimeters. Adult individuals of this species have been recorded feeding on flower nectar.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae › Uranophora

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

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