Nebulosa rudicula
| Nebulosa rudicula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Nebulosa |
| Species: | N. rudicula |
| Binomial name | |
| Nebulosa rudicula Miller, 2008 | |
Nebulosa rudicula is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found along the Pacific slope of the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica.
The length of the forewings is 17.5–18 mm for males. The ground color of the forewings is gray-brown. The hindwings are translucent white, almost transparent.
Etymology
The species name comes from the Latin word, rudicula (meaning a ladle or spatula) and refers to the spoonshaped valva apex of the male genitalia, a unique feature 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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