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Patagobia thursbyi

Wikipedia Abstract

Patagobia is a genus of moths in the Arctiidae family. It contains only one species, Patagobia thursbyi, which is found in Chile and Argentina where it is known from temperate montane woodlands and grasslands in Patagonia. The forewing length is 12.9–13.2 mm and the ground colour is pale ochre yellow but with broad, sometimes entirely confluent dark-brown transverse bands. The pattern elements consist of a dark basal area and sinuous, diffuse dark-brown transverse lines. The hindwing ground colour is pinkish red or rarely yellow with broad dark-brown marginal and costal band.
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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