Chamanthedon aurantiibasis
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Chamanthedon aurantiibasis is a moth
of the Sesiidae
family. It is known from eastern Peru
.
The length of the forewings is about 7 mm. The legs and palpi are orange-yellow and the antennae are brown. The head is black and the thorax black-brown with two blue spots and brick-red sides. The abdomen is brick-red and the anal tuft wood-brown. The forewing basal third is brick-red and the median half is hyaline. The Hindwings are hyaline with reddish brown.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Sesiidae
Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are family of the Lepidoptera in which the wings partially have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales, leaving them transparent. The bodies are generally striped with yellow, red or white, sometimes very brightly, and they have simple antennae...
family. It is known from eastern Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
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The length of the forewings is about 7 mm. The legs and palpi are orange-yellow and the antennae are brown. The head is black and the thorax black-brown with two blue spots and brick-red sides. The abdomen is brick-red and the anal tuft wood-brown. The forewing basal third is brick-red and the median half is hyaline. The Hindwings are hyaline with reddish brown.