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.

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