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Chalciope mygdon

Minibeast photographs and field observations.

Tropical rainforest vegetation at Singapore Botanic Gardens
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0

Species notes

About Chalciope mygdon

Chalciope mygdon (also recorded as Triangular-striped moth) is an accepted species in the family Erebidae, within the order Lepidoptera. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Hulule and Minikoi. Butterflies and moths pass through egg, larval, pupal and adult stages, and adults are characterised by wings covered in microscopic scales.

Common name
Triangular-striped moth
Family
Erebidae
Order
Lepidoptera
Identification rank
Species
Recorded distribution
Hulule, Minikoi

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy