Caularisia

Caularisia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Agaristinae
Genus:	Caularisia; Becker, 2010
Species:	C. zikani
Binomial name
	Caularisia zikani; (Schaus, 1933)
Synonyms
	Caularis zikani Schaus, 1933;

Caularisia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, containing only a single species, Caularisia zikani, from Brazil.

The length of the forewings is about 17 mm. The forewings are chocolate brown, sprinkled with thin white scales and with indistinct markings. The hindwings are plain golden orange.[1]

References

Becker, Vitor O. (August 2010). "Misplaced Neotropical Agaristinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), with descriptions of new taxa". Zoologia (Curitiba). 27 (4). doi:10.1590/S1984-46702010000400009.

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[1] Becker, Vitor O. (August 2010). "Misplaced Neotropical Agaristinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), with descriptions of new taxa". Zoologia (Curitiba). 27 (4). doi:10.1590/S1984-46702010000400009.