Nebulosa huacamayensis
| Nebulosa huacamayensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Nebulosa |
| Species: | N. huacamayensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nebulosa huacamayensis Miller, 2008 | |
Nebulosa huacamayensis is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in cloud-forest habitats in Ecuador.
The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm for males and about 13 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is brown to gray-brown.
The larvae feed on Casearia species.
Etymology
The species name celebrates the Cordillera Huacamayos in eastern Ecuador. Huacamayos is the Quechua word for the military macaw, Ara militaris, now extinct in that region.
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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