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Saliunca flavifrontis

Synonyms: Saliunca flavifrons (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Saliunca flavifrontis is a moth in the Zygaenidae family. It was originally described by Bethune-Baker in 1927. It is found in Cameroon. The wingspan is about 33 mm for males and 46 mm for females. The forewings are steel blue with just a tinge of green. There is an indefinite golden-bronze patch well beyond the cell in the radial area, looking purple in some lights. The hindwings are blackish, with the area below the cell and the basal part of the abdominal margin slightly hyaline.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0