Chrysotypus vittiferalis

Chrysotypus vittiferalis is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae first described by Max Gaede in 1917.[1] It is found in Ghana and Tanzania.

Chrysotypus vittiferalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Thyrididae
Subfamily:
Thyridinae
Genus:
Chrysotypus
Species:
C. vittiferalis
Binomial name
Chrysotypus vittiferalis
(Gaede, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Proterozeuxis vittiferalis Gaede, 1917

The body of this species is red brown, and the underside of the thorax is whitish. The wings are yellow brown with a net of thick and thin red-brown lines and a wingspan of 35 mm.[2]

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Chrysotypus vittiferalis (Gaede, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  2. "Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin". Berlin: In Kommission bei R. Friedländer. October 29, 1901 – via Internet Archive.


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