Apatelopteryx deceptrix

Apatelopteryx deceptrix is a moth of the family of Lasiocampidae. It is found in Madagascar.[1]

Apatelopteryx deceptrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lasiocampidae
Genus:
Apatelopteryx
Species:
A. deceptrix
Binomial name
Apatelopteryx deceptrix
(Kenrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Taragama deceptrix Kenrick, 1914

The wingspan of this moth is 46 mm.[2]

References
  1. afromoths.net
  2. Kenrick, 1914a. New or little known Heterocera from Madagascar. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1913(4):p.592-593, pls. 31–32


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