Brachyglene albicephala
| Brachyglene albicephala | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Brachyglene |
| Species: | B. albicephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyglene albicephala Miller, 2008 | |
Brachyglene albicephala is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is endemic to the northern half of Costa Rica.
The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm for males and 16.5–18 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is evenly blackish brown, with a yellow-orange transverse band of varying width, extending from inside the costa to immediately short of the tornus. The hindwings are blackish brown, but a slightly lighter shade than the forewings.
The larvae feed on Bauhinia guianensis.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Latin words albi and cephalus and refers to the white head region of this species.
References
- Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.
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