Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata

Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Pareuchaetes
Species:	P. pseudoinsulata
Binomial name
	Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata; Régo Barros, 1956

Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Alfredo Rei do Régo Barros in 1956. It is found in Venezuela and Trinidad. It is an introduced species in Sri Lanka, as well as on Sabah, Borneo, Palawan and Guam.[1]

Description

The wings and thorax, and abdomen are all yellow.[2] Antennae of male bipectinated. Mid tibia clothed with very long hair. Forewings with both antemedial and postmedial tufts on inner margin.[3]

Since C. odorata is an invasive species, P. pseudoinsulata has been used as a form of biological control.

References

Savela, Markku. "Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros, 1956". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros, 1956". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 22, 2019.

[2] Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 22, 2019.

[3] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.