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Trichromia perversa

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMar 29, 2025
Entity authorityQ16759910 ↗
Source-derived summary

Trichromia perversa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, French Guiana, Suriname and Panama.

References

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Trichromia perversa” is species of insect. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Trichromia, perversa and species, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1909—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Trichromia, perversa and species is the immediate research focus.
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Stable identifiers, scientific names and standards terminology offer the best bridge between this overview and specialist evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 29, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q16759910. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1909.

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This entry incorporates text from “Trichromia perversa” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.