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Arsenura sylla
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Butterflies & moths

Arsenura sylla

Names

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Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameArsenura sylla Cramer, 1780

About this species

Arsenura sylla is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found from Venezuela south to Mato Grosso, Brazil and then west to Bolivia.

It is a large species. Males have a semblance of a tail and the female has an almost rounded rear wing.

One of its close relatives is the Arsenura armida moth, which is also found in Venezuela.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySaturniidae
GenusArsenura

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
2019First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Marowijne1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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