Oricia hillmani
| Oricia hillmani | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Oricia |
| Species: | O. hillmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Oricia hillmani Miller, 2008 | |
Oricia hillmani is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found along the western slope of the Ecuadorian Andes at elevations ranging between 250 and 900 meters.
The length of the forewings is 17–19 mm for males and 19 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is light chocolate brown. All wing veins are lined with light yellow to buff colored scales. The hindwings are almost entirely graybrown, but slightly lighter along the anal margin.
Etymology
This species is named in honor of Jan Hillman, who has collected a paratype 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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