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Phanoptis
Phanoptis is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae. It was erected by the entomologists C. and R. Felder in 1874 for the species Phanoptis cyanomelas, described alongside the genus. They have highly variable colorations, being either generally dark with red or white markings on the forewings, or mostly transparent with dark veins and edges to the wings. The genus is a Neotropical endemic, being found from Bolivia north into southern Mexico.
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Phanoptis is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae. It was erected by the entomologists C. and R. Felder in 1874 for the species Phanoptis cyanomelas, described alongside the genus. They have highly variable colorations, being either generally dark with red or white markings on the forewings, or mostly transparent with dark veins and edges to the wings. The genus is a Neotropical endemic, being found from Bolivia north into southern Mexico.
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