Apatelodes castanea

Apatelodes castanea is a moth in the family Apatelodidae first described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1908. It is found in Paraná, Brazil.^[1][2]

Apatelodes castanea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Apatelodidae
Genus:	Apatelodes
Species:	A. castanea
Binomial name
Apatelodes castanea E. D. Jones, 1908

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are chestnut brown with conspicuous dark slightly excurved ante- and post-medial lines. There is a minute white spot near the apex and a minute dark point on the discocellulars. The hindwings are chestnut-brown, but ochreous at the base.