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Phragmataecia monika
Phragmataecia monika is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is known only from the Qinliangfeng mountain in Zhejiang province of eastern China.
The wingspan is about 31 mm. The ground color of the forewings is blackish brown, but the median part of the wing (from the base to the inner edge) is yellow brown extending to the j-shaped wing edge. The hindwings are yellow.
From the article Phragmataecia monika on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The species is named after Monika Rimsaite, daughter of one of the authors.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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