Usta Subangulata
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''Usta subangulata'' is a species of moth in the family
Saturniidae Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and gi ...
. It is found in
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Taxonomy

''Usta subangulata'' is treated as a subspecies of '' Usta terpsichore'' by some sources. Furthermore, ''
Usta grantae ''Usta grantae'' is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Gr ...
'' is either treated as a full species, a subspecies or synonym of ''Usta subangulata'' or a subspecies of ''Usta terpsichore''.


References

Moths described in 1930 subangulata Insects of Tanzania Moths of Africa {{Saturniidae-stub