Cheligium lineatum
| Cheligium lineatum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | Cheligium |
| Species: | C. lineatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheligium lineatum (Aurivillius, 1893) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cheligium lineatum is a moth in the Lasiocampidae family. It was described by Aurivillius in 1893.[1] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.[2]
The wingspan is about 110 mm. Both wings are palish brown, the forewings with a curved, longitudinal paler stripe from the base below the cell to the costa almost into the apex. The hindwings are uniform and slightly darker than the forewings.[3]
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